spektre t1_ja2m0hx wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:07 AM

Reply to comment by Prestigious_Push_947 in Signal CEO: We “1,000% won’t participate” in UK law to weaken encryption by ActivePersona

What they are saying is that they can't protect against someone for example forcing you to unlock it, installing a keylogger, or taking screenshots of your conversations. Because that would be a pretty hard problem to solve.

ArcherBoy27 t1_ja3n0ub wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:35 PM

Relevant XKCD

https://xkcd.com/538

Prestigious_Push_947 t1_ja4n234 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 8:31 PM

No, this is not a relevant XKCD, you dunce.

ArcherBoy27 t1_ja4v4ju wrote on February 26, 2023 at 9:25 PM

I'll agree to disagree.

Not sure there was a need to name call. Completely uncalled for. Comment with respect or not at all.

Prestigious_Push_947 t1_ja4nxer wrote on February 26, 2023 at 8:37 PM

This really depends on a lot of scenarios. For example, if you use Signal for desktop on a Windows system without Bitlocker, your message content can be recovered easily without forcing you to unlock the device or installing any kind of keylogger. If you have FDE enabled, but your device is unlocked, then your message content can be retrieved. No keylogger or additional tooling is necessary. Signal is as secure as your device is, it provides no additional security for your messages. They have repeatedly classified bug reports for weak local security as "Won't fix" because they are up front about the fact that their intent is ONLY to secure messages in transit.