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0 pointsxtian5y ago0 comments

What prevents Signal from MITMing their app?

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The way everyone else does it. The user can verify the key fingerprint. Signal calls it the safety number.

xtianOP5y ago

Why couldn’t they just change the client code to exfiltrate the user’s data?

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0 pointsxtian5y ago0 comments

What prevents Signal from MITMing their app?

The way everyone else does it. The user can verify the key fingerprint. Signal calls it the safety number.

xtianOP5y ago

Why couldn’t they just change the client code to exfiltrate the user’s data?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse