• Ulrich@feddit.org
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    4 months ago

    I read it and don’t understand. Why is this better than Signal? Or the 500 other secure file/messaging protocols?

    Jabber seemed to work perfectly for Snowden…

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      3 months ago

      For one, ease of access. Say you’re trying to break a story, who are you going to message with signal? Because you’re going to need to get that contact info somehow right?

      Snowden is permanently stranded in Russia. That’s not exactly a great example of an anonymous source.

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        3 months ago

        Say you’re trying to break a story, who are you going to message with signal?

        …The Guardian?

        Because you’re going to need to get that contact info somehow right?

        Use your browser? These are strange questions.

        Snowden is permanently stranded in Russia. That’s not exactly a great example of an anonymous source.

        Did you notice that I used the past tense?

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      4 months ago

      Because analysing network traffic wouldn’t allow an adversary to see what you’re sending with Signal, but they could still tell you’re sendig a secure message.

      What the Guardian is doing is hiding that secure chat traffic inside the Guardian app, so packet sniffing would only show you’re accessing news.

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        4 months ago

        analysing network traffic wouldn’t allow an adversary to see what you’re sending with Signal

        How are they analyzing network traffic with Signal? It’s encrypted. And why does it matter if they know you’re sending a message? Literally everyone using Signal is sending a message.