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by uph 8y ago
Telegram doesn't use end-to-end encryption by default. It's marketed as a secure messenger, but it's comparable to Facebook Messenger or Google Allo.
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by uph 8y ago
Newsboat is a fork of Newsbeuter. "The only difference is that Newsboat is actively maintained while Newsbeuter isn't." https://newsboat.org/ There's also Elfeed for Emacs https://github.com&
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by uph 9y ago
Yes. Use Firefox Reader View by clicking the icon in the address bar or press CTRL + ALT + R.
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by uph 9y ago
https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/115005045728-Do...
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by uph 9y ago
We’ve designed the Signal service to minimize the data we retain about Signal users, so the only information we can produce in response to a request like this is the date and time a user registered with Signal and the last date of a user’s
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by uph 9y ago
Here you go, reproducible builds. https://whispersystems.org/blog/reproducible-android/ Removing encrypted sms messages wasn't inexplicably dropped. It was explained and one of the reasons was terrible securi
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by uph 10y ago
More enthusiastic about privacy and free software. I often see worse apps recommended for privacy reasons, so why not bring up the flaws in those and what's better about this. If something better comes along I'll switch to that an
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by uph 10y ago
Location tracking is possible without GPS module https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_tracking What's your threat model? https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/introduction-threat-modeling
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by uph 10y ago
I'd argue that if someone wants to get a flip phone for privacy reasons they should be able to not download shady apps and give them permissions without thinking.
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by uph 10y ago
You can see if your message was sent to the server and if the message was sent to your friends phone. I haven't really had any problems delivering messages apart from one time when they had servers problems. No need to use Chrome if yo
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by uph 10y ago
No affiliation, and never talked to Moxie or any other dev as far as I know.
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by uph 10y ago
Apps on your smartphone only get access to your messages if you give them permission.
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by uph 10y ago
> People with security, budget and privacy concern go for flip phones. No. That ensures you can't send encrypted messages or do encrypted calls. Also see one of the reasons Signal moved to sending encrypted messages as data and stop
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by uph 10y ago
Signal has that too https://whispersystems.org/blog/disappearing-messages/ And using GCM is only a problem for people running a custom Android ROM without Google Play Services. They can use MicroG instead. For the
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by uph 10y ago
Telegram isn't secure. Use Signal if you want a proper secure messenger. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/06/why-you-should-stop-using-... > "Encryption works best if it's ubiquitous and automatic
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by uph 10y ago
> 1) Again I'm not talking about verification of whoever is on the other side of the conversation, its about hijacking the account (whether by breaking into the Tel-Co system or having access to it using a court order). What do y
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by uph 10y ago
> On the first point: Account authentication (when you setup your account or when you add a new device) is done via a non encrypted text message delivered to you by the tel-co service. This method is extremely insecure as it has been us
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by uph 10y ago
> What I can not comprehend is how respectable people and experts like Snowden and others from EFF can get behind a messenger that its authentication is based on cell phone numbers! Authentication isn't based on cell phone numbers
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by uph 10y ago
A bit disappointing that you left them out of your comment as well.
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by uph 10y ago
> My ideal goal would be a universal, federated protocol, but even having libraries for each protocol with a unified API would make things already easier. And Moxie is fighting for the opposite. Yet here you are, pissed off that your g
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by uph 10y ago
> If they can’t fork it while still using your servers, and you refuse to allow federation, how the FUCK is it open in any way? What makes you think you have a right to demand federation? Run your own server if you don't like how
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by uph 10y ago
Edward Snowden, Bruce Schneier, Matt Green and a few more. I think it's secure because it's been audited, because I trust the experts who say that it is secure, because of http://support.whispersystems.org/hc/
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by uph 10y ago
They have explained what the permission is needed for http://support.whispersystems.org/hc/en-us/articles/21253585... They have a privacy policy https://whispersystems.org/signal/privacy&
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by uph 10y ago
Seems reasonable that an app that's used for messaging my contacts has access to my contacts. What exactly are you nervous about?
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by uph 10y ago
https://www.whispersystems.org/bigbrother/ https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-Server
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by uph 10y ago
Over the past year, we've been progressively rolling out Signal Protocol support for all WhatsApp communication across all WhatsApp clients. This includes chats, group chats, attachments, voice notes, and voice calls across Android, i
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by uph 10y ago
No one is forcing you to use proprietary software. See this comment from moxie https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10665520 Using GCM is only a problem for people running a custom Android ROM without Google Play Services.
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by uph 10y ago
Yes, if everyone switches to a fork that doesn't have a particular feature, then they won't have that particular feature.
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by uph 10y ago
What good is a seatbelt if the person sitting next to you can stab you? The blog post makes a point of this not being secure if the person you're messaging is malicious and that's not what it's for. I think these two comments
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by uph 10y ago
Last week was due to server issues https://whispersystems.discoursehosting.net/t/intermittent-m...

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