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Signal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop app (stackdiary.com)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Full disk encryption doesn't help with this threat model at all. A rogue program running on the same machine can still access all the files.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

It does help greatly in general though, because all of your data will be encrypted when the device is at rest. Theft and B&Es will no longer present a risk to your privacy.

Per-app permissions address this specific threat model directly. Containerized apps, such as those provided by Flatpak can ensure that apps remain sandboxed and unable to access data without explicit authorization.