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Commits from yesterday: Feature flag for maximum retry backoff time: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/93e9dd642... Add jitter to backoff time: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/8f7fe5c3e... Handle…

comment by Daniel_sk · 2021-01-16 · in Signal apps DDoS'ed their own server

…the change, but they were aware of the privacy concerns among users for much, much longer. [0] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/1085

comment by Mediterraneo10 · 2021-01-15 · in Signal is having technical difficulties

Signal has reproducible builds for at least Android: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/tree/master/repr... You compare the result you get compiling the app yourself with what you downloaded from the Play Store. For iOS this might…

comment by floreen · 2021-01-13 · in Ask HN: How do we know Signal or Telegram don't store our data on their servers?

…ps://core.telegram.org/reproducible-builds [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS/issues/641 [2] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/fab24bcd1e5...

comment by dante_dev · 2021-01-13 · in Ask HN: How do we know Signal or Telegram don't store our data on their servers?

Signal has reproducible build for Android : https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/repr... I didn't try, but I don't see how it could be more straightforward than just launching a docker container

comment by antpls · 2021-01-12 · in Molly for Android: A fork of Signal for Android with passphrase lock

…process. I'm fairly certain the Linux codebase is managed similarly. Edit: adding links I forgot https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/pull/10219 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commit/dda51bf36...

comment by lsaferite · 2021-01-12 · in Molly for Android: A fork of Signal for Android with passphrase lock

…This is what's happening with Signal's PRs. Here is an example: PR: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/pull/10266/commi... Commit in PR: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/pull/10266/commi... Rebased and push

comment by Benjamin_Dobell · 2021-01-12 · in Molly for Android: A fork of Signal for Android with passphrase lock

…in doing this since it would mean embedding secret Whatsapp encryption keys in Signal. See: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/1014 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25686179

comment by shawnz · 2021-01-12 · in Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration

…as well, for the Android app: https://threema.ch/en/open-source/reproducible-builds Signal too: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/repr... Regarding the iOS app store, Telegram writes: > As things stand now, you'll…

comment by dbrgn · 2021-01-11 · in Automated Symbolic Verification of Telegram's MTProto 2.0

…by an automated cleanup bot. Every other SMS app can send SMS to short codes, Signal cannot. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5866

comment by neop1x · 2021-01-09 · in Signal WhatsApp Chats Import

For anyone curious, some googling found me this: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/1014#issu... > This feature is unavailable in Germany due to patent concerns: > https://www.teltarif.de/whatsapp-chat-exportieren-iphone/new…

comment by Merman_Mike · 2021-01-08 · in Signal WhatsApp Chats Import

…it, but if you are savvy enough to use un-googled android, you will be likely able to find it. 0. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9044#issu...

comment by spiznnx · 2021-01-07 · in WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app

…collisions aren’t something that state actors could trivially create [5]. I don’t trust Signal. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/wiki/F-Droid [2] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcri... [3]…

comment by mechnesium · 2020-12-23 · in No, Cellebrite Cannot “Break Signal Encryption”

That's totally false. Here's the client you can download, compile, and side-load yourself: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android And here's the server implementation you can also run yourself: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Serve…

comment by spicybright · 2020-12-23 · in Telegram Voice Chats

…they would consider implementing Delete Messages When Requested on a per-conversation basis. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/1764 (2014)

comment by jooize · 2020-11-30 · in What Is the Signal Encryption Protocol?

…this research shows this issue in a new light, and I'd be happy to see a better resolution. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6750 [2] https://community.signalusers.org/t/why-are-users-who-have-m... Additionally for…

comment by sails · 2020-09-16 · in Large-scale Abuse of Contact Discovery in Mobile Messengers [pdf]

It's already there, but there are only a few websites supported: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/0ef01cc620c... If you opened a PR with the websites you're missing, I'm sure they'd be open to it. I see sibling comments…

comment by hiq · 2020-06-05 · in Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message encryption

The build is reproducible: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/Repr...

comment by sigmar · 2020-06-05 · in Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message encryption

…It's a known bug. You can't really turn off that drain either in favor of getting messages later. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6898 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9194 Other apps like Threema or…

comment by est31 · 2020-06-05 · in Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message encryption

…This was to ensure that the effectiveness of the blur isn't reduced on higher-resolution images. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/app/...

comment by greysonp · 2020-06-04 · in Blur Tools for Signal

I've been digging through the latest related commit in the repo: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/commits/master They appear to use "com.google.firebase:firebase-ml-vision-face-model:20.0.1" to detect the faces. The actual blur…

comment by simias · 2020-06-04 · in Blur Tools for Signal

…me seriously consider dumping Signal. I just don't know if there are any sane alternatives. [1]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9632 [2]: https://homefort.app/

comment by ludocode · 2020-05-19 · in Signal PINs

…it was "too weird". However, signal has some showstopper bugs which make it really hard to use. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6079 I haven't faced this bug with any other messenger app ever, and it is really really…

comment by enitihas · 2020-05-15 · in Signal preserves privacy on GIPHY (2017)

…requests [1] and has at least thought about the privacy implications of GIPHY support [2]. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9628 [2] https://signal.org/blog/signal-and-giphy-update/

comment by schwag09 · 2020-05-15 · in Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

…in continuing to use it. https://signal.org/blog/signal-and-giphy-update/ Quote from a Signal dev https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9628#issu...

comment by bertman · 2020-05-15 · in Facebook to Buy Giphy for $400M

…and after losing several key messages stopped using it. So, IMO the barrier is, "actually working" https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/5253 https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/search?q=missing...

comment by NikolaeVarius · 2020-04-16 · in Now I understand why almost no one uses encrypted email

…tops to create a version without those restrictions and throw an APK onto a static website. [0] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

comment by bastawhiz · 2020-04-09 · in Signal threatens to dump US market if EARN IT act passes

…IIRC the server code is proprietary, but the clients are open. That's a decent starting point. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

comment by thanksforfish · 2020-04-09 · in Signal threatens to dump US market if EARN IT act passes

The Signal client has reproducible builds: * https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/Repr... ... and available source code. The Whatsapp client does not. Weirdly enough though, Signal does not allow distribution of the…

comment by upofadown · 2020-02-23 · in EU Commission to staff: Switch to Signal messaging app

…use an unofficial binary build" was meant to refer to building for yourself, by yourself. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/Repr... [2] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS/blob/master/BUILDING...

comment by gnomewascool · 2020-02-20 · in Stop Using Encrypted Email

…Here's one - https://gist.github.com/aqnouch/9a371af0614f4fe706a951c2b976... . Some context: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/282#issue... https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/127#issue...…

comment by balladeer · 2020-02-20 · in Stop Using Encrypted Email

…for quite some time in that it doesn't handle Signal to non-Signal group messages gracefully: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/8571 The bug is my only real complaint with Signal's group messaging system. EDIT: I should…

comment by y-c-o-m-b · 2020-02-18 · in Privacy-focused messenger Signal is ready to go mainstream and take on WhatsApp

…to Signal proper it has been free software. [1]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Server [2]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android [3]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-iOS [4]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop

comment by cyphar · 2020-02-15 · in Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the masses

Signal has had reproducible builds since March 2016. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/Repr...

comment by greysonp · 2020-02-15 · in Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the masses

Bug report here. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/9374

comment by fivedogit · 2020-01-31 · in Profile leak bug in Signal (app)?

…proposing something before it's discovered or announced. I have first hand experience with this: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/4171 "It’s true that if you’re writing a messaging app optimized for privacy at any cost,…

comment by maqp · 2020-01-03 · in On Privacy versus Freedom

https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android Can't I build and use this if I want? It looks very open, but I haven't tried building my own client.

comment by anon9001 · 2019-12-11 · in Technology Preview: Signal Private Group System

…reproducible builds for Android, here is how to build it and compare against the one on your phone: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/blob/master/Repr...

comment by syntheticcorp · 2019-11-01 · in NSO hacked WhatsApp to spy on top government officials at U.S. allies

…drain to the point I uninstalled Signal. I don't seem to be the only one with this issue [1]. [1]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6898

comment by est31 · 2019-10-25 · in Signal Technology Foundation is now open for donations

…a discussion over here [0] on this question. Someone rightly points out Stallman's Freedom 2 . [0] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/282#issue...

comment by MaxBarraclough · 2019-07-20 · in Trust is good, control is better: Reproducible builds at F-Droid

…app source code. [2] At least I could not find any; tests on `master` did not even compile; see https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/7458#issu...

comment by nh2 · 2019-06-30 · in SKS Keyserver Network Under Attack

…though than you can download just the APK from their website[2] and it supports auto-updating. [1]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/127 [2]: https://signal.org/android/apk/

comment by cyphar · 2019-05-12 · in Signal, a fast, secure and simple messenger endorsed by Snowden

…case of Google's ever-expanding grasp over "interesting" (read: competing) Android apps. [1] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

comment by franky47 · 2019-03-14 · in Telegram gets 3M new signups during Facebook apps’ outage

…was a deal breaker for me and I removed Signal after testing it for a while on my smartphone. [1]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6732

comment by est31 · 2019-03-08 · in The perils of federated protocols (2016)

Signal doesn't support vcard which makes it a non-starter for many people [0][1]. [0]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6520#issu... [1]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/6520#issu...

comment by tlynchpin · 2019-02-21 · in COI – Chat Over IMAP

…is set up already. There's a tool called apkdiff to compare everything except the signatures. https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/wiki/Reproducibl... is a thorough recipe, but I didn't actually do all of that. I had the right build…

comment by Arnt · 2018-12-19 · in On Ghost Users and Messaging Backdoors

…They don't have them in their repo because they just close the ones that are open too long: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/7598 Granted, a lot of these are probably outdated. However, given that there are literally…

comment by pwnna · 2018-10-30 · in Technology preview: Sealed sender for Signal

…my message type from encrypted to unencrypted every time. See report/references here[0]. [0] https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/8181

comment by fiter · 2018-10-16 · in Messenger systems compared by security, privacy, compatibility, and features

…but it is definitely not proprietary. I also concur with the Matrix.org recommendation. [1]: https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android

comment by cyphar · 2018-09-10 · in Australia's anti-encryption law will merely relocate the backdoors: Expert

…if anyone want to give a hand... https://www.reddit.com/r/signal/comments/9ekawn/moxie_drop_t... https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Android/issues/7638

comment by gustavmarwin · 2018-09-10 · in How Tutanota replaced Google’s FCM with their own notification system