I should point out that while I’m a big fan of open source and believe it makes for better security, it’s not a panacea. All of Signal’s source code is available for public inspection on GitHub. The clients are published under the GPLv3 license, and Signal’s server code is published under the AGPLv3 license. (If you have three hours to kill, Marlinspike recently sat down with Joe Rogan for a rare interview to discuss his motivations behind Signal).Įvery part of Signal is open source. All Signal messages are encrypted on-device and can be decrypted only by the recipient. Signal’s main selling point is its security, but is it really secure? Signal was created by cryptographer and security researcher Moxie Marlinspike (yes, it’s a pseudonym, but it’s what he uses) and is now controlled by the non-profit Signal Foundation. Signal had a bumpy start, but it’s now a well-polished and full-featured messaging app available for the most common platforms: iOS, Mac, Android, Windows, and Linux. (After a massive backlash from users, WhatsApp has decided to delay those changes for three months.)
I was an early adopter, so I couldn’t be more excited to see its sudden embrace by the mainstream, pushed along by worrisome ( albeit overstated) changes to WhatsApp’s terms of service and a shout-out from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Thankfully, a secure and open-source messaging alternative has been gaining in popularity lately: Signal, the Android version of which was recently installed 40 million times in a single day. Many people dislike and distrust Facebook for its violations of personal privacy and its role in some of the modern ills of society. These days, the most popular alternatives are both owned by Facebook: Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, which Facebook purchased in 2014. As a result, many people have resorted to alternative messaging apps that work on multiple platforms.
If you message with others who have phones not made by Apple, the default options limit you to bare-bones SMS text messaging, which is insecure. But iMessage has one big drawback: it’s available only on Apple devices. Signal Provides Secure Cross-Platform Replacement for WhatsAppĪpple’s iMessage technology is great for a number of reasons: it’s secure, it’s practically effortless, and the Messages app has all sorts of fun and friendly features. #1653: Apple Music Classical review, Authory service for writers, WWDC 2023 dates announced.1654: Urgent OS security updates, upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura, using smart speakers while temporarily blind.#1655: 33 years of TidBITS, Twitter train wreck, tvOS 16.4.1, Apple Card Savings, Steve Jobs ebook.
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