Submitted by ActivePersona t3_11b6wx9 in technology
veritanuda t1_ja0jogp wrote
Reply to comment by drawkbox in Signal CEO: We “1,000% won’t participate” in UK law to weaken encryption by ActivePersona
> This was proven with WhatsApp not too long ago and Signal also has the ability to attach users.
That maybe true for Whatsapp but Signal has worked hard to tackle that.
Adding users to groups is not possible unless they are already in your contacts in the first place, as Signal pull contacts from your local contacts. But they never share the number, and only if other people have that same number already in their contacts will it be show to both parties.
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> Default settings in Telegram aren’t encrypted, same with Signal
That is plain wrong. Telegram does not encrypt by default and not at all in channels. Signal ALWAYS encrypts for one to one and for group chats.
I am not going to go through picking apart all you said, suffice to say not all of it is accurate.
drawkbox t1_ja27hqu wrote
The content is accurate, the opinion is based on the findings and additional inputs.
The less third parties you have the better the opsec.
Messaging apps also get cam/mic/location/contacts permissions, Signal is no different, one more entity with your face/voice/place/friends.
You are free to keep using Signal, but trusting a third party messenger is really, really risky.
Agree to disagree.
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