[–] 6417820? 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago (edited ago)
You can use the Google Cloud Messaging framework on your desktop now! Hooray! Provide your metadata to the government in one convenient place, and store your encrypted chats on Google's cloud until a point when it can be decrypted!
Fuck OWS. Moxie Marlinspike has made it abundantly clear that he doesn't want you using anything but Google services, especially on your phone. He even went so far as to threaten GPL developers with lawsuits to make them change their forks' names, despite not owning the trademark, and he's openly hostile to any effort to distribute builds outside of Google's ecosystem. He's gotten into bed with Google.
I'd use Telegram's encrypted mode over Signal (though the encrypted mode is only for mobile still).
[–] 6417883? 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
It sends 100% of your data through Google anyway, with unencrypted metadata and encrypted* messages, and does all mobile app management through Google's Play store, and requires that you don't run FOSS-only Android to use it....so yeah, no need to take screenshots.
[–] thefloodcontrol 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
What do you think about Schneier recommending this app/them using his recommendation to get people to use their app?
[–] derram 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
https://archive.is/6JdAY :
'Signal, the encrypted chat app powered by Open Whisper Systems, is finally available as a desktop app. '
'We reached out to Open Whisper Systems to ask how they handled the desktop challenge and will update if we hear back. '
'What we do know is that Signal will now allow users to link their mobile accounts to a desktop app, so they can receive their messages on two devices. '
'In keeping with crypto best practices, Signal stores a user’s decryption key on their mobile device. '
' All users have to do is update Signal on their phones, download the desktop version at signal.org/desktop, and scan a QR code to link the new device. '
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