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minus-squareMonologue@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agonot really, you can check the source code for signal’s client and server. same goes for matrix except you can even host your own matrix server. that is the difference of open source.
minus-squareMxM111@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoAre you compiling and installing compiled version yourself onto your phone?
minus-squareMonologue@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agono but i trust third party security audits and the freedom to do that. for my threat model this is fine. it is not a matter of if i did it or not, it is a matter of if i could do that.
not really, you can check the source code for signal’s client and server. same goes for matrix except you can even host your own matrix server. that is the difference of open source.
Are you compiling and installing compiled version yourself onto your phone?
no but i trust third party security audits and the freedom to do that. for my threat model this is fine.
it is not a matter of if i did it or not, it is a matter of if i could do that.