Privacy

1733 readers

223 users here now

Welcome! This is a community for all those who are interested in protecting their privacy.

Rules

PS: Don't be a smartass and try to game the system, we'll know if you're breaking the rules when we see it!

Be civil and no prejudice
Don't promote big-tech software
No reposting of news that was already posted
No crypto, blockchain, NFTs
No Xitter links (if absolutely necessary, use xcancel)

Related communities:

Some of these are only vaguely related, but great communities.

founded 4 months ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Reviewing the Cryptography Used by Signal (soatok.blog)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

16 comments fedilink hide all child comments

https://soatok.blog/2025/02/18/reviewing-the-cryptography-used-by-signal/

A very good, extensive and interesting read on cryptography, centered around Signal (my daily driver), from the same guy who has previously analyzed Telegram and Session.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was sceptical until I saw that they had a fursona. This must be an expert!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've actually seen a bunch of people recommend and cite this blog; the person running it knows their shit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

when you get good enough that people care more about that than dumb shit like how you dress, being quirky is a massive benefit because it makes you even more memorable

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Soatok's post about matrix opens with this:

Please keep in mind that this website is a furry blog, first and foremost, that sometimes happens to cover security and cryptography topics.