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Signal on Linux
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this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2024
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Well I think you have to distinguish between a messenger and other programms, because a messenger has a lot of sensitive data.
Just because something is built out of love does not make it safe, and attestation is about safety. You wouldn't trust an un-attested surgical device, just because there's a really positive community around its design.
Signal is a life-or-death app for some people.
The 'appstore' of some distributions, e.g. Linux Mint, displays a warning or hint for unofficial flatpaks. In Mint the display of unofficial flatpaks are toggled off by default and there is a warning or recommendation displayed against toggling on.