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  • DeckPacker@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    You can build the app from source code though. Couldn’t you compare that to the Google Build?

    Also, you could use a fork like Molly, they removed all proprietary binary blobs and replaced them with FOSS alternatives. And it’s still fully compatible with Signal

    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 day ago

      only if the app is built reproducibly. I suspect the google libraries are likely minified/obfuscated by default though.

      Also, you could use a fork like Molly

      I do, but that’s only so much when the point of the app is communicating with other people