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disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Signal uses end-to-end encryption (E2EE). The only copies of messages are on the sender’s and recipient’s devices.

…signal.org/…/360007320391-Is-it-private-Can-I-tr….

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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Copies of messages are also known as archives.

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- tehsYs@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Signal does not archive messages on server side
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    They weren’t talk about the server:
    
    This app…works in almost exactly the same way as Signal, except that it also archives copies of all the messages passing through it, shattering all of its security guarantees.
    
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    ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Later in the article, it talks specifically about the server-side archives being stored in plain text. That’s why the hacker was able to access messages. This isn’t about the local copies on phones.
    
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    OmegaSunkey@ani.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    It’s why Molly has local database encryption.
    
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    disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    The only backup option I see for Signal is through Android, but it’s optional. There is no backup support for iOS or desktop.
    
    …signal.org/…/360007059752-Backup-and-Restore-Mes…
    
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