Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?

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Post by ta17711771 » Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 5:03 PM UTC

aaron695 wrote: post #14

Rather than conspiracies theories of, depends if you are a spy or not. Anyone want to explain where Signal fails for top level spying and Nation States are coming after you? And what the safer alternative is?

Your app store provider can be FISA compelled to send you (specifically) a special update.

Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?

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Post by vipa123 » Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 5:57 PM UTC

whymarrh wrote: post #29

viraptor wrote: post #12

It all depends on the context / your threat model. Do you want to prevent a service provider from reading your messages? It's good. Do you want to be the next Snowden? Probably not. Do you trust people you talk to? Etc.

Maybe this is a bit nitpicky, but Snowden himself does offer Signal to people [1] and is listed on the Signal homepage as "using Signal every day" [2]. [1]:https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/986277159252750336?s=20 [2]:https://signal.org

Not nitpicky. It was quite relevant to the thread.

Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?

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Post by parliament32 » Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 7:46 PM UTC

Signal is still considered the gold standard for secure messaging on mobile.

Re: Ask HN: Is Signal still a good app to use for encrypted messaging?

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Post by probinso » Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 8:40 PM UTC

you have to understand and read their security model in order to assess whether it is an appropriate technology for your context. every time you use a security advertised platform read the threat/security model.