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The #messaging application with #anonymous identity, #untraceable content and military-grade #security. AKA the Dark Messenger.

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Signal is Private. Why do people think so?
  • @133arc585
    Wishing to write more but limited at 500 chars... we are happy to get on board your constructive feedback. We are enthusiast of what we are doing but it takes time and a lot of work to improve. Feel free to contact us at [email protected] to expand the conversation. Regards

  • Signal is Private. Why do people think so?
  • @133arc585
    A brief feedback summary 🙂
    100% secure code is ideal but never the case: bugs, vulnerabilities, patches exist always. Hence, option one (100% secure) cannot be really considered in a real-world scenario.
    Option two (not 100% secure) is not a binary choice: open-source is great but has wider implications other than peer/security review. Rights, alteration, distribution (etc) are to be considered too. We started with mixed open & closed source code, aiming to improve. Read next

  • Signal is Private. Why do people think so?
  • @133arc585

    Thanks, I will share your feedback internally and get back to you with a more details 👍

  • Signal is Private. Why do people think so?
  • @Rush @smegforbrains

    Hi, the client-code is naturally open, while currently the core-engine is kept highly encrypted and we do not publish it (yet) as open-source.
    There are different views with pros & cons about opening it, regarding confidential comms.
    Anyway we are independently pen-tested by volunteers. Thanks

  • Signal is Private. Why do people think so?
  • @133arc585

    The client-code is naturally open, while currently the core-engine is kept highly encrypted and we do not publish it (yet) as open-source.
    There's a bit of a debate about pros & cons of opening it, regarding confidential comms.
    Anyway we are independently pen-tested by volunteers.
    Thanks for asking 👍

  • Signal is Private. Why do people think so?
  • @133arc585

    A rival sounds more like fighting against, but we rather designed a complementary solution that secure your data and metadata also while is use.
    With Confidential Computing the messages are not traditionally stored/deleted, but they operate in a memory enclave so they cannot be retrieved with forensic technology... of course this comes with a capacity limit, focusing on (few) highly confidential comms.

    We'll take the feedback about the hashtags in consideration. Thanks

  • Signal is Private. Why do people think so?
  • @133arc585
    Yes, walking the first steps here in Mastodon :-)

    We are volunteers operating under an NGO based in Ireland... not rival of Signal, WhatsApp (or similar), but instead a complement for higher privacy

    Sorry for the several hashtags, it's just the habit when posting

  • Signal is Private. Why do people think so?
  • @smegforbrains
    Unfortunately most #people #trust blindly the #Signal 's marketers and do not read the full #privacy #policy and #terms