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> It sounds good in theory but signal updates are beyond excessive Those are two different arguments. Updating too frequently is not equivalent to "doesn't ne
by godelski 11mo ago
> It sounds good in theory but signal updates are beyond excessive
Those are two different arguments.
Updating too frequently is not equivalent to "doesn't need to be updated." I can agree that they update a bit too frequently but that's nowhere near the argument about never updating.
A program cannot be secure if it does not update. Full stop.
> Most of the time there is zero explanation for the update
There's always a changelog.
If you, unlike most people, are interested it is all open source
https://github.com/signalapp
https://github.com/signalapp/libsignal/releases
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/releases
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS/releases
https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/releases
I would suggest looking at the actual commits and not just the release notes. Libsignal usually has more info about the security
> legitimately can't think of another app or program that updates more frequently
Probably because they do so silently.
- majkinetor 11mo agoThat change log for android sucks - the same content for 20 releases or so...
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- nebulous1 11mo agoYou'll need to trawl through the actual commits it appears: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commits/main/ https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commits/main/
- godelski 11mo agoYes BUT I ALSO SAID >> I would suggest looking at the actual commits and not just the release notes