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Signal in 2026? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 22 hours ago by guymontag@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Is it still viable to use Signal for privacy in 2026? It's centralized, and has had many suspicious occurrences in the past.(Unopen source server code, careless whisper exploit which is still active as far as I know, and the whole mobile coin situation.)

Thoughts?

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[–] AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago

Many people have already commented saying it's good to go, but I also wanted to add, I have dug into their actual encrypted group messaging protocols a few years ago because I was interested in using it for a different use case, and I would say it's pretty well thought out. I trust it, I use it daily, and I've looked at the code. I'm not, nor have I ever been, an auditor, but I have been paid to do cryptography and red teaming/cyber security from big orgs, so I would say I have some professional experience in the matter.