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Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favor of 'secure' state-developed alternative
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 18 May 2026
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Not as stupid as the headline makes it sound. Signal is used in phishing attacks, whereas the home grown one is restricted to authorised users, making it more difficult.
Narrator: until someone else gains access
Yeah, I was careful to say "more difficult". This stops casual phishing.
Someone doesn't understand the first rule of How Not To Be Seen
Using an app that nobody else uses provides no entropy in which to get lost
https://youtube.com/watch?v=C-M2hs3sXGo