▲ 197 ▼ German members of parliament (MPs) advised to drop Signal in favor of Wire over security concerns (cyberinsider.com) submitted 6 months ago by Deep@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Miller@lemmy.world -5 points 6 months ago (1 child) It's an enigma why they chose it in the first instance. permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] mpramann@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 months ago They did not "choose" it as an official tool for internal communication. It was her private phone with a by her installed Signal. Besides that: Phishing can happen on any platform, especially one that is available to the public. Signal is not issue here and swapping email registration against verification by mobile phone number won't solve anything. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mpramann@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 months ago They did not "choose" it as an official tool for internal communication. It was her private phone with a by her installed Signal. Besides that: Phishing can happen on any platform, especially one that is available to the public. Signal is not issue here and swapping email registration against verification by mobile phone number won't solve anything. permalink fedilink source parent