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SGG@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Bogasse@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  On Signal you can verify user identify, and you should absolutely do it if we to discuss national security maters.

  This is not a hidden feature, I think it’s designed to prevent man in the middle attack. It also work against the “oops I accidentally added a journalist to my conversation no one should know of”, which is so dumb that no one saw this coming 😅

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  • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Dont use consumer apps for national security matters.

    There was a vulnerability identified in Signal last year that caused the British to discontinue its use. I dont trust the british government but I am wary of what they are wary of.

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      vulnerability

      My understanding is this has less to do with Signal than phones themselves. Signal messages are decrypted and stored on the phone itself, so a successful attack on the phone would allow access to the messages.

      This is completely fine for personal use since the average person isn’t going to be a target, but for classified information, that’s unacceptable. This isn’t unique to any messenger, any app that stores data on the phone is open to it.

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      • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yeah I was wondering what it could be myself, the notification text access was a thought. I didnt realise they were unencrypted on the phone. If I go to save a picture from a chat I am prompted with the this is going outside the sandbox dialogue.

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    • Bogasse@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      At least it was Americans talking on an american platform. I wouldn’t be surprised if we had french Europeans leaders having occasionally this kind of discussions on Microsoft Teams or some Google chat.

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      • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        There was a case recently, related to Ukraine, of a general taking part in a secure video call on his hotel network and it being compromised.

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• anonvurr@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It’s not a security breach per se. Someone accidentally added a journalist to the group. Signal is still as safe as it’s ever been.

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    PEBKAC

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• rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  “When something is made idiot-proof, they will just make better idiots.”

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  • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Gestures broadly at the federal government

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    • qfe0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Gestures narrowly at oval office and cabinet.

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