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minus-square@Excrubulent@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish10•8 months agoSignal is open source. That’s why they warn against using third party closed source apps which cannot be security audited. iMessage is a proprietary app that cannot be security audited. An open source alternative would be more secure, not less.
minus-square@MrSpArkle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish-1•edit-28 months agohttps://www.tomsguide.com/news/fake-signal-and-telegram-apps-sneak-malware-into-thousands-of-android-phones-delete-these-right-now The signal code is there for transparency and individual use, not for redistribution. Again, this is signal themselves discouraging users from third party apps for things that have and will happen.
Signal is open source. That’s why they warn against using third party closed source apps which cannot be security audited.
iMessage is a proprietary app that cannot be security audited. An open source alternative would be more secure, not less.
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/fake-signal-and-telegram-apps-sneak-malware-into-thousands-of-android-phones-delete-these-right-now
The signal code is there for transparency and individual use, not for redistribution. Again, this is signal themselves discouraging users from third party apps for things that have and will happen.