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Signal downplays encryption key flaw, fixes it after X drama (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
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[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 32 points 4 months ago

Yeah they are, this problem is super overblown. Weirdly I've seen articles about this coming up for other apps too, like the ChatGPT app for MacOS storing conversation history in plain text on the device. Weird that this is suddenly a problem.

If someone wants better security, the can use full disk encryption and encrypt their home directory and unlock it on login.