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How about: Signal is better? Though, they recently were caught with some unencrypted shit on the desktop client.
Sauce? I tried searching and couldn’t find anything (at least not on the first page of results). Thanks.
i think they mean that signal on desktop does not encrypt their content at rest, which is acknowledged and not an issue they are intending on addressing.
But it seems to have recently changed? I'm learning thus as I wanted to find a source.
Source: https://candid.technology/signal-encryption-key-flaw-desktop-app-fixed/
Lemmy thread and link.
Basically, anyone who can read your home directory could decrypt your Signal database. That's about typical of traditional desktop applications, but questionable for security-oriented software. Mac OS and (sometimes) Linux have more robust credential management options, and Signal signaled (yes, pun intended) its intent to adopt them.
I feel that if someone can read your home directory, signal isn’t your worst worry. However, it’s still an issue and I’m glad they’re going to move to better security.
I'm inclined to agree, and said so in the linked thread.
Caught? It was like kinda obvious. You could always locate your Signal folder where everything is downloaded and just see all pictures...
I ignored this flaw as I kept my PC Luks encrypted, but a friend on Windows might not, where everyone with physical access could read everything.
So, yeah. I also dislike the idea that its not encrypted in some sort of way.
The messages in the desktop client aren't encrypted. However, someone would need access to your machine to get them
Also, if the data were encrypted, the encryption key would have been on the Computer anyway, but yes it could have been better protected.
Technically they could require a password. However, people would forget it