[HN Gopher] Signal verification codes delayed after spike in sig...
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       Signal verification codes delayed after spike in sign-ups
        
       Author : _Microft
       Score  : 15 points
       Date   : 2021-01-07 18:37 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (twitter.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com)
        
       | RoboTeddy wrote:
       | The more people using Signal, the greater the incentive for
       | nation states to break it, the less secure it is (all else
       | equal).
       | 
       | I know the team has a good reputation, but bugs can be incredibly
       | subtle. I hope they can somehow step up audits or security
       | bounties commensurate with the additional usage!
        
       | 310260 wrote:
       | A combination of Elon tweeting "Use Signal" and the events at the
       | Capitol are probably to blame.
        
         | RoboTeddy wrote:
         | Also it looks like WhatsApp's privacy policy changed
         | significantly.
        
         | logarhythmic wrote:
         | Also Moxie was on JRE a few weeks ago
        
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