Comment by lrvick

1 month ago

Having Google and Apple apps is fine. Having that be the only option, and the recommended option for high risk use cases is unforgivable.

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stavros  1 month ago

Those aren't the only two options. You can buy a non-Google Android phone and install the APK on it.

  • lrvick  1 month ago

    There are no fully open/auditable android phones. All of them have privileged binary blobs. An end to end chat service where there are no options permitting full accountability of the client software and operating system is largely security theater.

    Even if you do all that, it is not an official option, let alone a recommended one. The recommendation is to accept the google or apple terms of service.

    Moxie even went as far as to say he would actively do anything in his power to discourage or stop the use of third party clients.

    Potentially targeted users are set up to fail.