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[-] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 99 points 3 weeks ago

Love the way THE BBC is trying to make signal sound like some hackers playset, really shows how much the UK gov hate encryption or people having any privacy at all.

[-] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 42 points 3 weeks ago

It also goes to show that Signal may actually be worth its salt in regards to security.

[-] booly@sh.itjust.works 54 points 3 weeks ago

You use Signal to avoid government surveillance.

I use Signal to avoid government accountability.

We are not the same.

[-] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

Well I use it and have put it on relatives phones so they can communicate with me easily, ideally though I'd use Threema but yeah signals a lot better than other free alternatives.

[-] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 5 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't matter if the phone is rooted.

[-] seeigel@feddit.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Important reminder. Why is this downvoted?

[-] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Rooted phones with signal are more secure or less secure?

[-] Miaou@jlai.lu 5 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Palerider@feddit.uk 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No.

Graham Fraser: Technology reporter.

Signal, compared with other messaging apps, has added security features to protect the privacy of its users. Conversations on the app are end-to-end encrypted, which means they can only be read by the recipients. Signal can’t even read what has been sent. But security is only as good as the person using it.

Link

[-] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Damage control look up their original articles on trump.

[-] Teknikal@eviltoast.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't hard to look up the BBC site, their pretty much making signal sound like an insecure hacking tool only used by dissidents.

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 3 weeks ago

Why would dissidents want to use something insecure? 🤔

[-] quack@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

The UK is an utter shithole when it comes to privacy, always has been. It doesn’t look to be getting better any time soon either.

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