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by nvy 1081 days ago
PGP is for security LARPers and doesn't matter at all.
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thesf 1081 days ago
It was good enough for Snowden. Apparently not good enough for the people here who want a centralized server that requires phone numbers run by a hip guy with a cute name.
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hardenedproof 1081 days ago
Ya, either the parent post is troll, or he read the Vice article from 5 years ago and thinks it nullifies PGP? Not sure, but is it perfect? No. But I don’t think Snowden is a security LARPer.
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nvy 1081 days ago
I'm not a Signal user nor a Moxie fanboy but I believe Snowden used PGP because that's what Laura Poitras used, not because of its technical merits.
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hardenedproof 1081 days ago
So what are some recommendations then? Seems like a lot of talk but not many sources nor suggestions.
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littlestymaar 1081 days ago
Snowden also praised Signal several times though…
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hardenedproof 1081 days ago
May I please get a source on this?
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