misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhatsApp is making a massive change to the way it saves your contactswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down14cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squaregeography082@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 month agoIs the code open ?
minus-squaremarkstos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·30 days agoNo. The Signal app offers similar functionality to WhatsApp core features and is open.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·29 days agoSignal leaks meta data lol
minus-squarelemmeBe@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoOf course not. And the often repeated “they use Signal protocol” means diddly squat because the code is closed source. They took Signal protocol at some point, forked it and did good knows what with it since experts cannot review it. 🙄
Is the code open ?
No. The Signal app offers similar functionality to WhatsApp core features and is open.
Signal leaks meta data lol
Of course not. And the often repeated “they use Signal protocol” means diddly squat because the code is closed source. They took Signal protocol at some point, forked it and did good knows what with it since experts cannot review it. 🙄