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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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[–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

The difference between Apple and Signal is that Signal is open source, making the code available for anyone to audit and verify uts claims.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago*

    You have no idea what code their server is running, and its impossible to host your own signal since its a centralized service.

    They went a whole year without publishing server code updates also, until they got a lot of backlash for it. Still, even publishing those is moot since its a centralized service.

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