ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoSignal under fire for storing encryption keys in plaintext on desktop appstackdiary.comexternal-linkmessage-square258fedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down130cross-posted to: cybersecurity@sh.itjust.workstechnology@lemmy.worldprivacyguides@lemmy.oneprivacy@lemmy.ca
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minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoWhy is this a shock? Someone would need to have already compromised your device. Even if it was encrypted with a password they still could install a key logger
minus-squaremtchristo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoIt is easier to compromise a device than to try and compromise encrypted communications.
Why is this a shock? Someone would need to have already compromised your device. Even if it was encrypted with a password they still could install a key logger
It is easier to compromise a device than to try and compromise encrypted communications.