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future of the signal messenger (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago by cookie019@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I would like to express concern about the future of the Signal messenger. Although Signal currently has a significantly smaller audience than WhatsApp, there are existential risks associated with the messenger covering a larger number of users. Is it rational to say that the goal of this messenger is to be used by the largest number of users, so let's assume for a moment that Signal was able to achieve its mission and most WhatsApp users switched to Signal - I know this is right now unrealistic, but even 30% of users would be an enormous, huge number. Thus, what is the future of the messenger when it starts organizing communications for 1 billion users worldwide?

Would it be rational to assume that counterintelligence forces and special police will send their agents to the organization as undercover workers to sabotage the work and embed backdoors during companies in the context of company growth and staff expansion in this scenario? The question is rhetorical.

I would like to hear the response of the company's president to this existential threat, and to thank for their work.

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[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Do you verify the checksum? Each time you update?

[–] cookie019@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Hi, look, even considering that this question do not have relation to post's subject I would suppose that if you are going to discuss this external threat (from users) I would begin from os level, not from dns level..

So I am not interested right now in this question, with respect

[–] eleitl@lemmy.zip 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

So you're not running a hardened OS, whether GrapheneOS or a locked down Linux derivate like Qubes? Strange, given your question I assumed you did.

[–] outhouseperilous@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 hours ago

Not 3veryone wants to answer this shit. Can you gyess why?

[–] cookie019@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 12 hours ago

Did I say I am not ranning? Please be at the limits of the post's subject