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minus-squaredoodledup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThey don’t have reproducible builds afaik (unlike Signal). You can have a completely different code running on your phone than on GitHub. Besides, who is using Secret Chat anyways? All default chats and group chats are unencrypted.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months ago You can have a completely different code running on your phone than on GitHub. Just use the F-Droid version if there is any doubt. Besides, who is using Secret Chat anyways? Probably Russians who used Signal before.
minus-squaredoodledup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThe F-droid version is also not reproducible. The binary you install has a different hash than the one you build from the GitHub.
They don’t have reproducible builds afaik (unlike Signal). You can have a completely different code running on your phone than on GitHub.
Besides, who is using Secret Chat anyways? All default chats and group chats are unencrypted.
Just use the F-Droid version if there is any doubt.
Probably Russians who used Signal before.
The F-droid version is also not reproducible. The binary you install has a different hash than the one you build from the GitHub.