[bagacrap]

Proud Boys would be a good example. Not sure why they have to single out the right though. I guess every periodical has to take a stance on politics. The original source just said:

""" Employees worry that, should Signal fail to build policies and enforcement mechanisms to identify and remove bad actors, the fallout could bring more negative attention to encryption technologies from regulators at a time when their existence is threatened around the world. “The world needs products like Signal — but they also need Signal to be thoughtful,” said Gregg Bernstein, a former user researcher who left the organization this month over his concerns. “It’s not only that Signal doesn’t have these policies in place. But they’ve been resistant to even considering what a policy might look like.” """

[hellojesus]

> It’s not only that Signal doesn’t have these policies in place. But they’ve been resistant to even considering what a policy might look like.

Could it be that Signal hadn't considered this type of policy because it's in exact opposition to e2e messaging? I swear these government propagandists don't even try to hide their intentions.

[NoMoreNicksLeft]

Is it not true in technology that either everyone has access to protected communications, or none do?

If the world needs products like Signal, then we just have to accept the inevitable fact that everyone will get products like Signal, or none will. This isn't enriched uranium, it can't be restricted to the few approved.

[hiatus]

> This isn't enriched uranium, it can't be restricted to the few approved.

You say this in jest but encryption was export-controlled under ITAR in my lifetime. With the persistent government attacks on encryption increasing in frequency around the world, I wouldn't be surprised if we see more attempts at containing it in ways not unlike the control of enriched uranium.

[NoMoreNicksLeft]

> You say this in jest but encryption was export-controlled under ITAR in my lifetime.

And then Zimmerman sort of screwed that up, didn't he? I remember, bet we're about the same age.

> With the persistent government attacks on encryption increasing in frequency around the world, I wouldn't be surprised if we see more attempts at containing it in ways not unlike the control of enriched uranium.

Everything possible must be done to thwart such efforts.

[ctrlp]

"former user researcher" sounds like someone who was a subversive presence at Signal trying to make sure "bad actors" could be disciplined in the service of whatever politics he favors. People shouldn't underestimate that such people are in all the media orgs now and will keep pushing until the surveillance state is pervasive. Wired is just pushing propaganda and cherry-picking quotes to support its pre-determined narrative.