Does that mean that other apps like signal for example have back doors?
Do criminals have a knowledge of exploits in the recommended messaging apps?
Does that mean that other apps like signal for example have back doors?
Do criminals have a knowledge of exploits in the recommended messaging apps?
… theoretically. In practice if the NSA used a secret court order that banned them from talking about it and made them update the app to reveal plaintext for one particular person, I don’t see how they could get out of that (other than by breaking the law and risking jail).
I think the chances of that are very small though.
There is legislation in Australia that allows precicely this. Then 5 eyes or Interpol or whatever for everyone else.
…that’s a terrifying but also plausible prospect. Guess it’s a reason not to use the published app and instead build it yourself.