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What does it send via googleplay other than "please connect to the server now"?
it does require to have the google play services installed in the first place. so for those who i.e. run cyanogenmod without the google play services installed, it's unfortunately not possible to use Signal/TextSecure.
I really want to start using TextSecure (or Signal now I guess), but the only thing holding me back is it depends on Google Play Services. I love what they're doing and can understand the decision, but still thinks it sucks a bit that the best option for secure communications is so tied into Google.
I have been using Signal (and TextSecure before that) for a while. The two features that would make me use it more would be: 1. Web client. (I send most of my texts from my laptop, which means I use Hangouts) 2. Search messages on the client. Thanks for a great product and keep up the good work.
Yes, I realise that this is part of Android's broken security model.
But the Signal app also wants access to practically everything. Device & App History, Identity, Calendar, Contact, Location, SMS, Phone, Photos/Media/Files, Camera, Microphone, WiFi Connection info and Device ID and call info.
Call me paranoid, but making an app with all those permissions seems kind of the obvious place for backdoors and similar.
If there was a 'light' version of the app which only required access the internet, then I'd be much more likely to install and use it. (And maybe if I ended up trusting it, then later install add-ons / the full version later).
This is what I have been waiting for.
One of the reasons I didn't install WhatsApp is the sheer quantity of permissions it wants (on Android). Yes, I realise that this is part of Android's broken security model. But the Signal app also wants access to practically everything. Device & App History, Identity, Calendar, Contact, Location, SMS, Phone, Photos/Media/Files, Camera, Microphone, WiFi Connection info and Device ID and call info. Call me paranoid, b…
I have been using Signal (and TextSecure before that) for a while. The two features that would make me use it more would be: 1. Web client. (I send most of my texts from my laptop, which means I use Hangouts) 2. Search messages on the client. Thanks for a great product and keep up the good work.
A browser extension for Chrome/Chromium is being worked on! You can track it at https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Browser
Something that's still OSS and cares about UX (like Signal on iOS) would be fantastic.
One of the reasons I didn't install WhatsApp is the sheer quantity of permissions it wants (on Android). Yes, I realise that this is part of Android's broken security model. But the Signal app also wants access to practically everything. Device & App History, Identity, Calendar, Contact, Location, SMS, Phone, Photos/Media/Files, Camera, Microphone, WiFi Connection info and Device ID and call info. Call me paranoid, b…
Don't get me wrong, I'm a tinfoil hatter. I use GPG, run my own MTA for anything even remotely important, use DDG over Google, donate to the EFF and use their HTTPS Everywhere plugin, have all of the Ad-Opt outs enabled that Google/Doubleclick/etc make available but try to obscure, etc. I'd be willing to bet that Google is collecting way more information than Signal is.
But hey, that's why rev-eng is so important. A wiser man than me once said "Don't turn it on, take it apart" ;)