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Comment by zabuni

"Also, there’s the issue of integrity. Google is still cooperating with the NSA and other intelligence agencies. PRISM is also still a thing. I’m pretty sure that Google could serve a specially modified update or version of Signal to specific targets for surveillance, and they would be none the wiser that they installed malware on their phones."

Isn't part of the reason that Moxie went with the Google Store is that he gets to sign the god damned binaries, making it impossible for Google to modify the app.

parent zabuni 10 years ago

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