[blindlaw] Signal iOS App

Aaron Cannon cannona at fireantproductions.com
Sun Mar 31 20:48:13 UTC 2019


Sorry, I'm confused. Are you requesting to meet via phone, or did you
intend to send this email to someone else?

Aaron

On 3/31/19, Sybren Hoekstra via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Today is not great. Could we talk sometime tomorrow evening? Maybe around
> 730 Eastern time?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 31, 2019, at 08:57, Aaron Cannon via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Smart folks.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>> --
>> This message was sent from a mobile device
>>
>>
>>> On Mar 30, 2019, at 20:32, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for this explanation. I did not realize that Whisper owned Signal.
>>>
>>> For additional context, we have been requested to download Signal onto
>>> our phones by a client, which is a sovereign nation, so I can understand
>>> the preference for Signal over What's App.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aaron
>>> Cannon via BlindLaw
>>> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 8:31 PM
>>> To: Blind Law Mailing List
>>> Cc: Aaron Cannon
>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signal iOS App
>>>
>>> It's complicated. What's App uses the Signal protocol under the hood, or
>>> at least they claim to, so in that regard, they should have about the
>>> same security. That being said, Facebook owns What's App, and Whisper
>>> Communications owns Signal. When it comes to track records of privacy and
>>> security, Facebook does not win. In addition, Signal is open source, so
>>> there claims about security, can, and have been verified. What's App is
>>> closed source, so you have to take Facebooks word for it.
>>>
>>> For the above reasons, I prefer Signal, but I would not be too worried if
>>> I had to use What's App.
>>>
>>> Aaron
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>>
>>>> On Mar 30, 2019, at 11:24, Gerard Sadlier via BlindLaw
>>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Is it more secure/better than Whats App?
>>>>
>>>>> On 3/28/19, Angela Matney via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> This is correct. I don’t have any experience with the desktop version,
>>>>> but
>>>>> I’ve used the mobile version for calls and texts, and it’s quite
>>>>> accessible.
>>>>> The company also seems to be at least somewhat committed to maintaining
>>>>> accessibility. In the notes for a recent update to the mobile app, they
>>>>> mentioned that they had made improvements for Voiceover users (sorry, I
>>>>> don’t remember exactly how the app was improved).
>>>>>
>>>>> Angie
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Angela Matney, CIPP/US
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>>>>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Singh,
>>>>> Nandini via
>>>>> BlindLaw
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 11:02 AM
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>>>>> Cc: Singh, Nandini <NSingh at cov.com>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signal iOS App
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I have not used it yet, but my understanding is that it is an
>>>>> application to
>>>>> facilitate encrypted communication, both calls and text messaging.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Howard
>>>>> Adelsberg via BlindLaw
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 10:59 AM
>>>>> To: Blind Law Mailing List
>>>>> Cc: Howard Adelsberg
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signal iOS App
>>>>>
>>>>> What is it?
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mar 28, 2019, at 10:34 AM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw
>>>>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone happen to know how accessible the encrypted messaging app
>>>>>> Signal is for iPhone? I shall find out soon enough when I install it
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> weekend, but I thought I would still ask here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Nikki
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nandini Singh
>>>>>>
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