> Given that TextSecure is now no better than WhatsApp (both do push > messaging, both use phone numbers as identities, both use the axolotl > ratchet, etc.), I don't really see a need to promote TextSecure over > WhatsApp for casual (not-at-high-risk) encryption. SMSSecure, on the > other hand, does something that WhatsApp, WeChat, etc., can't.
TextSecure and Signal are Free Software. WhatsApp and friends aren't as far as I know - is that incorrect? Or did other tools like WhatsApp and friends become verifiable and Free Software recently? TextSecure and Signal also allow you to verify keys - which at the moment isn't an option in WhatsApp, even for casual but curious users. Or users who upon checking may realize that they're living in a different world than they realized.... All the best, Jacob _______________________________________________ List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To unsubscribe, email: [email protected]
