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It's probably a matter of pragmatism. People are gonna use instant messengers, might as well recommend the least bad one. I've seen it in corporate environments
by serviceberry 2y ago
It's probably a matter of pragmatism. People are gonna use instant messengers, might as well recommend the least bad one. I've seen it in corporate environments too. If you have locked-down workstations, there's usually some list of free software that isn't officially supported, but doesn't require special approvals.
- gpm 2y agoIt seems strange that the CIA isn't running their own fork of signal which uses their own servers to avoid leaking metadata.
- threeseed 2y agoNot really. The killer feature of Signal isn’t the encryption it’s auto-deletion. Which any CIA fork would not be able to keep since it violates FOIA laws.
- cowfarts 2y ago[dead]
- slg 2y agoYes, the scandal here is not just the questionable security. It is also clear intent to circumvent transparency laws which suggests they may be intending to hide the breaking of other laws.
- jaredklewis 2y agoHonest question, why is it legal to use auto deletion with Signal, but illegal to have a fork of Signal with auto deletion?
- 8note 2y agoit is not legal, but that also doesnt matter when nobody can enforce it
- gilbetron 2y agoUsing signal with auto deletion is illegal. Creating a fork of Signal for CIA (or whichever) use and then deliberately not removing auto-deletion is really illegal. I think that's the thought process, at least.
- gibson_l6s 2y ago[flagged]