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<blockquote data-quote="simmerskool" data-source="post: 1121171" data-attributes="member: 61091"><p>I asked chatgpt about the signal -- Russia / China comments that I heard, it replied that signal is safe, but...</p><h3>Could Russia or China Read Signal Messages?</h3><p><strong>Only if they compromise your phone.</strong> Let’s say:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Your phone is infected with spyware or malware.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An attacker has root-level access and can read your screen or keystrokes.</li> </ul><p>In that case, <em>any</em> secure app (Signal, WhatsApp, ProtonMail) can be compromised—not because they’re insecure, but because your <strong>device is no longer trusted</strong>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simmerskool, post: 1121171, member: 61091"] I asked chatgpt about the signal -- Russia / China comments that I heard, it replied that signal is safe, but... [HEADING=2]Could Russia or China Read Signal Messages?[/HEADING] [B]Only if they compromise your phone.[/B] Let’s say: [LIST] [*]Your phone is infected with spyware or malware. [*]An attacker has root-level access and can read your screen or keystrokes. [/LIST] In that case, [I]any[/I] secure app (Signal, WhatsApp, ProtonMail) can be compromised—not because they’re insecure, but because your [B]device is no longer trusted[/B]. [/QUOTE]
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