On: TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool

[ls612]

You might be subject to compliance requirements for archival but also want to talk to other people who use signal.

[kevincox → ls612]

For example DC Police may have confidential informants who would be best to use Signal because that isn't unusual. But the people there are communicating need to retain the communication.

[whatshisface → kevincox]

So basically, you tell at-risk people they're E2E, but keep a copy on whatever storage system you want to use and send another to your friends.

[bee_rider → whatshisface]

This is the fundamental problem that end-to-end encryption doesn’t solve, right? If the person on the other end is malicious or really dumb they can still leak your messages.

[ls612 → whatshisface]

E2EE’s biggest use case is preventing the government from reading your messages. If you are messaging the government (or are in the government) then this isn’t relevant.

[mingus88 → whatshisface]

This has always been possible with screenshots. SGNL is just an enterprise solution.

At the end of they day you need to trust who you are talking to and never over share.

[kevincox → whatshisface]

E2E means that the messaging provider can't read the messages. The receiver can still see the messages and do whatever they want with them.