4. "But none of these have undergone the same level of rigorous external scrutiny as Signal, and all of them have tiny user bases by comparison to Signal, which limits their practical usefulness."
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The piece itself is relatively ok, apart from the SGX thing.
The problem is the clickbaity title suggesting Signal might not be safe.
Most people only read headlines and the first few paragraphs of articles, and so what they might incorrectly take away from this piece is that Signal's safety is somehow suspect.
It's not. Signal is safe.
This is outright *dangerous* at a time when effective, usable privacy and encryption tools are more important than ever – and under attack globally.
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