Supernova1051

it's only gotten better. now you can run it in your browser and play local files

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yeah, well, fuck that guy

didn't even know tab groups were coming. interested to try them out!

to add even more to what's already been said, even if Signal's infrastructure was compromised and they could see messages traveling through their servers, each one is encrypted, the keys are rotated with every message (cracking one, which is nearly impossible, doesn't give you access to previous or future messages), and thanks to Sealed Sender, only the recipient knows who a message came from. There are many other layers that they've engineered to ensure they can't know anything about you, like private contact discovery, using secure enclaves, remote attestation, etc.

MLS only deals with encryption and key management, which is great but that's been a "solved" problem since TextSecure (now Signal) introduced the TextSecure Protocol (now the Signal Protocol) in 2013.

What I'm aware is missing with RCS / MLS compared to Signal (someone with more recent knowledge please correct me):

• Sealed sender so only the recipient knows who sent the message.
• Not storing metadata or logs.
• No built in crash reports.
• Private contact discovery.
• Published government requests providing evidence that they don't have any data.
• Open source client.
• Looking at the Google Play store, Google's Messenger shares precise location data with third parties, Signal doesn't.
• Also on the Google Play store, Google's Messenger app list a lot of data collected. Signal only lists phone number.

RCS still leaks metadata like a sieve. Encryption, considering the platforms that exist today (Signal and SimpleX), should not be the minimum requirement. Plain-text messaging should not even be possible in modern secure messaging platforms. The platform should be open source and be engineered to mitigate the collection of metadata - like Signal and SimpleX.

Signal is a publicly available app that provides encrypted communications, but it can be hacked.

This is misleading statement that will only confuse people who want to use a secure messenger.

To clear things up with anyone who's not technically inclined: Anything can be theoretically hacked. Signal has not been hacked and has no history of being compromised.

The Signal "hacks" that linked people's Signal client to devices that aren't theirs were sophisticated phishing/spoofing attacks. The equivalent of getting someone to click a malicious link via email because it looked like the real thing.

A reminder that you still need to do your due diligence even when using a secure service. Technology alone cannot completely protect you.

I love hearing good news 🥰

asked this somewhere else, but does anyone know how it compares to Cryptpad which is also developed in France, open source, self hostable, collaborative, and end-to-end encrypted?

anyone know how this compares to Cryptpad? I think it's developed out of France, also open source, self-host-able, collaborative and end-to-end encrypted!

It's not a Signal feature so its likely an app that has the permission to "display over other apps". Search your Android settings for "display over other apps" and see what apps have this permission. On my phone only Phone, Google, and Google Play Protect Services are allowed. Disable anything else and test. If its not any other app, its probably the keyboard, since keyboards have permission to overlay input fields (I think).

There's at least two of us who use stories! I use it the same way, its a quick way to share what's going on without directly pinging people who may not be interested.