• ITGuyLevi@programming.dev
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    ·
    2 days ago

    That makes it even funnier that they want a backdoor added to it… Don’t they realize that a government mandated backdoor is still a backdoor anyone can use?

    • Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      ·
      2 days ago

      Yeah, this is exactly Signal’s objection; it makes the product inherently less secure. That’s a really bad idea under any circumstances, but doubly so for a product that is used for secure government communication.