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0 pointsjhasse9y ago0 comments

Does Google know you are using Signal?

Does it know whom of your contacts use Signal?

Does Google know you've sent a message?

Does Google know that you are receiving a message?

Does Google knows who from your contact list send this message?

Can Google infer from pings who is communicating with whom?

Yes to all of those, because they have root on your phone.

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exo7629y ago

You are assuming that Android reports on every step you take. Do you have sources backing this claim?

jhasseOP9y ago

It's nearly impossible to find out. But if I trust corporations like Google not to exploit the possibilities, I wouldn't be looking for an open-source alternative to WhatsApp in the first place.

exo7629y ago

Signal is not positioned as a tool for possible TAO targets. Never was, and never will be. Don't use it and please stop spreading the FUD.

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curried_haskell9y ago

Google has root on your phone. Even if they aren't "for now", good security sense says that we should assume that are.

fnordfnordfnord9y ago

It did formerly via Carrier IQ, which was widely reported in the press. So that's not unprecedented.

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0 pointsjhasse9y ago0 comments

Does Google know you are using Signal?

Does it know whom of your contacts use Signal?

Does Google know you've sent a message?

Does Google know that you are receiving a message?

Does Google knows who from your contact list send this message?

Can Google infer from pings who is communicating with whom?

Yes to all of those, because they have root on your phone.

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exo7629y ago

You are assuming that Android reports on every step you take. Do you have sources backing this claim?

jhasseOP9y ago

It's nearly impossible to find out. But if I trust corporations like Google not to exploit the possibilities, I wouldn't be looking for an open-source alternative to WhatsApp in the first place.

exo7629y ago

Signal is not positioned as a tool for possible TAO targets. Never was, and never will be. Don't use it and please stop spreading the FUD.

2 more replies

curried_haskell9y ago

Google has root on your phone. Even if they aren't "for now", good security sense says that we should assume that are.

fnordfnordfnord9y ago

It did formerly via Carrier IQ, which was widely reported in the press. So that's not unprecedented.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse