[blindlaw] Signal iOS App

Sun Mar 31 21:00:52 UTC 2019

The latter. Sorry for the confusion...

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 31, 2019, at 16:48, Aaron Cannon via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>> 
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>>>> 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
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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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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