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So since Signal has a board member who worked at a place that some people don't like then the Signal app must be backdoored/compromised/honeypot? That's one he
by 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y ago
So since Signal has a board member who worked at a place that some people don't like then the Signal app must be backdoored/compromised/honeypot?
That's one hell of a leap. How far has our requirement for evidence fallen?
- Tycho 2y agoUm, yes. When the “place that some people don’t like” is all sorts of CIA-connected NGOs and you’re a member of group defined by its paranoia about privacy, then absolutely this becomes disqualifying.
- gitfan86 2y agoIt is kind of too late at that point. Good security requires proactive measures.
- mikeyouse 2y agoYes. The crew pushing for this is 100% bad faith, it’s pretty contemptible.
- mtremsal 2y agoAFAICT Signal is collateral damage in this disinformation campaign. The original attack seems to be aimed at the CEO of NPR, coming from an assortment of right wing (and some Russian-aligned) voices. She happens to also be on the board of Signal which, through the prism of conspiracy theory, now extends their crusade. Given that Telegram is commonly understood to be aligned with the Russian government, this maps neatly on the US/left vs Russia/right axis through which such people already understand the world.