I would like to express concern about the future of the Signal messenger. Although Signal currently has a significantly smaller audience than WhatsApp, there are existential risks associated with the messenger covering a larger number of users. Is it rational to say that the goal of this messenger is to be used by the largest number of users, so let’s assume for a moment that Signal was able to achieve its mission and most WhatsApp users switched to Signal - I know this is right now unrealistic, but even 30% of users would be an enormous, huge number. Thus, what is the future of the messenger when it starts organizing communications for 1 billion users worldwide?
Would it be rational to assume that counterintelligence forces and special police will send their agents to the organization as undercover workers to sabotage the work and embed backdoors during companies in the context of company growth and staff expansion in this scenario? The question is rhetorical.
I would like to hear the response of the company’s president to this existential threat, and to thank for their work.
Signal is not a company, so in that case since it’s Open Source they shouldn’t be able to implement real hidden backdoors
Signal is non profit company, so my term is correct, being open source doesnt meant be secure and be immutable to internal divertions - see linux xz utils backdoor + thay rent amazon servers