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Yep. That's the beauty of Signal App or WhatsApp use of Signal Protocol. You a making it much easier to meet the person-at-risk on a platform where they already are. As opposed to tasking to use something like Pidgin.



While that's true, the trade offs imposed are not only controversial and paradoxical, but effectively disrupts many security and privacy models.

I feel the urge to mention https://chatsecure.org/ as a notable middle of the way alternative.




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