If they not afraid to violate copyright it’s only a matter of time before they start using the n-word again…

Wutt

But it doesn’t protect against a cold boot attack though?

No there is good reason for requiring a phone number, it’s to reduce spam accounts.

Of course they can sell your phone number but that’s not the only good reason for requiring one.

Alright I think I know what you mean, but I’m still not sure we’re actually on the same page regarding encryption.

If a company is forced to do whatever ths government commands it to do, that’s only valid within certain constraints.

For example, the company cannot be forced to grow wings snd fly to thr heavens. That’s physically impossible.

Similarly, it also cannot provide the decrypted messages of its users because it (like Signal) does not have the KEYS that are absolutely 100% necessary for decrypting the encrypted messages of its users. So, again, it’s physically impossible to hand over either the keys or the decrypted messages.

However, there is one remedy that Signal CAN do, if somehow forced. That’s changing the Signal program. It certainly can push an update that sends Signal the keys for decryption.

However, at that point, the source code at github doesn’t match the compiled binary of the program anymore, and very good chance people would notice, and thereby people would lose trust in Signal.

I’m not sure about the examples you gave about the government being successful in obtaining user details of a company. Were those details encrypted as well? Was the source code publically available? Was the program popular?

Do you understand what encryption means? Genuine question.

If a company is compelled to spy on its users, it doesn’t mean hack them. (although perhaps there are same edge cases where you have to wonder the exact definition of hacking)

That M.2 is the first to break its neck

But then UnifiedPush instead needs to constantly run in the background though? So where is the benefit over Signal’s fallback method for push notifications? Is it that UnifiedPush could be used for many other apps at the same time?

Signal does not necessarily use google play services. It only does so if available. Reinstall may be required.

You need to reinstall Signal for it to fall back to its own push notification system. This is not about updates but checking for messages in the background. This doesn’t mean you cannot receive messages at all without it, just that you’d have to do so manually by opening the app every time.

It may have worked for a little while, but a reinstall is required for restoring full functionality

But the difference is is that only a few browsers are what you’d call successful (chrome, safari, firefox). If the new one catches on, it’s a needed contribution, not “just another standard”