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Why Signal won’t compromise on encryption, with president Meredith Whittaker

The Vergecast

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Signal

Signal makes its code open source. The Signal protocol and the key cryptographic primitives that we use to ensure privacy and security are open for review. So, a big part of our model is telling people not to take our word for it. People who do have this specialized training and skill have engaged thousands and thousands of hours pouring over our code. We rely on that vigilant community and we rely on transparency and the kind of community auditing.

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