The scariest part of this recent news is that TM Signal seem(ed) to be interoperable. People using TM Signal could interact with actual Signal users. How are you to know whether or not your groups have people using bastardized versions of Signal? Are things like Session interoperable with Signal?

  • root@lemmy.worldOP
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    12 days ago

    Yes of course. Signal can archive messages and they can be restored, you can screenshot messages and you can have them backed up as part of a policy like icloud backups.

    My question is more about how do you know you’re interacting with an authentic signal client, and not a bastardized one.

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
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      12 days ago

      At the moment you can’t. The only realistic way I could see that happening is if the servers would check the app’s digital signature and refuse the app from communicating with the official infrastructure if it didn’t match.

        • weedwolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          11 days ago

          Yeah, I use the molly fork because there’s features I like about it. I’d be sad if I couldn’t use it anymore. :(

            • weedwolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              9 days ago

              I’m not totally sure signal has it, but I like the ram shredding and socks proxy. I know molly isn’t fit for everyone’s threat model but those two features I do like to see so I use it instead; I’ve not run into any issues with it.