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		blindriver 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Signal Protocol and Post-Quantum Ratchets Is it true that Signal was funded by the CIA or is that disinformation to try to get people to mistrust it?

jmakov 3 months ago [–]

Well, for some reason they're not worried about metadata. And the agencies mostly collect metadata...

codethief 3 months ago | [–]

This is not true, though? https://signal.org/blog/sealed-sender/

(Yes, I am aware Sealed Sender is not perfect and still susceptible to statistical attacks.)

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