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Signal downplays encryption key flaw, fixes it after X drama (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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[–] onlinepersona@programming.dev -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The comment about waiting until there's twitter drama to fix something is spot on. It took them a few days to fix this and it could've saved them the bad publicity for such an obvious fix.

Others have been asking for a password prompt for years too. Using the local keychain is good, though a user-defined password is a good option too. However, many people have terrible opsec and would probably opt for horribly weak passwords.

At least something has finally been done.

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