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out of the loop, what's the problem with signal? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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i've just seen a comment in a post, in this very community, saying people trust signal because of missinformation (from what i could undertand).

if this is true, then i have a few questions:

-what menssaging app should i use for secure communications? i need an app that balances simplicity and security.

-how to explain it to my friends who use signal because i recomended?

-what this means for other apps in general?

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[–] 14 points 5 months ago (8 children)

i'm concerned that they require phone numbers and host on AWS, and don't have a clear monetization scheme. but for now it seems reasonably secure.

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  • [–] 11 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    The signal protocol is end-to-end encrypted, not even signal themselves knows what is being sent to what.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_%28software%29?wprov=sfla1

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    As I understand it, while they can't see the contents, the Metadata is still exposed.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Isnt the metadata also encrypted?

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