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NfNitLoop ("Cody Casterline πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ") wrote:

@micahflee Good article -- I learned some things.

But, right after talking about being in a group with 500 members, you say:

> […] a Signal group [is] all private, and it can't be shared with law enforcement.

A conversation with 500 people isn't private. Any one of their (possibly multiple) devices might be hacked, or confiscated by law enforcement. Some of the members may BE law enforcement.

It's important not to oversell the security of the protocol w/ such a big attack surface area.