THtheonlybutlet·Jan 13, 2021
In WhatsApp fights back as users flee to Signal and Telegramjukefoxer
Signal-Android
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jukefoxer / Signal-Android
Signal-Android
Fork from the JohanW fork of Signal, a private messenger for Android. It adds the option to import Whatsapp conversations. The purpose of this fork is to make the transition to Signal easier. It was created out of a personal need and might not be supported or extended in the long run.
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154GitHub stars
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What it is
Fork from the JohanW fork of Signal, a private messenger for Android. It adds the option to import Whatsapp conversations. The purpose of this fork is to make the transition to Signal easier. It was created out of a personal need and might not be supported or extended in the long run.
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HN mentions by 3-hour interval4 dated mentions
Observed mentions: 2021-01-12 09:16:29 UTC to 2021-01-13 21:15:27 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Jan 12, 09:00 | 2021-01-12 09:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-12 12:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 12, 12:00 | 2021-01-12 12:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-12 15:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 12, 15:00 | 2021-01-12 15:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-12 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 12, 18:00 | 2021-01-12 18:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-12 21:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 12, 21:00 | 2021-01-12 21:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-13 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13, 00:00 | 2021-01-13 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-13 03:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13, 03:00 | 2021-01-13 03:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-13 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13, 06:00 | 2021-01-13 06:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-13 09:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 09:00 | 2021-01-13 09:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-13 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13, 12:00 | 2021-01-13 12:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-13 15:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13, 15:00 | 2021-01-13 15:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-13 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13, 18:00 | 2021-01-13 18:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-13 21:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 13, 21:00 | 2021-01-13 21:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-14 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What Hacker News says
4 sources> The repository mentions [0] the Wassenaar agreement, and that I must consult with the laws of my country on whether I am allowed to import/use software which includes encryption algorithms developed in other countries.
> Wat?
> In this day and age 99% (OK, this number is exaggerated, but you get my point) of software includes some sort of encryption. For one, think about all the libs/apps which communicate over the Internet and use encryption libs to talk via HTTPs. Is mentioning The Wassenaar Arrangement [1] in terms of software even necessary nowadays?
> Linux, Windows, MacOS - all have encryption libs built in (at least on the kernel level). They have been made in various countries, yet they are used all over the world. Do they fall under the terms of The Wassenaar Arrangement?
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> [0] https://github.com/jukefoxer/Signal-And
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> [1] https://www.wassenaar.org
It's also mentioned in the original signal repo.I guess they have their reasons to include it and the fork just left it there.
The repository mentions [0] the Wassenaar agreement, and that I must consult with the laws of my country on whether I am allowed to import/use software which includes encryption algorithms developed in other countries.
Wat?
In this day and age 99% (OK, this number is exaggerated, but you get my point) of software includes some sort of encryption. For one, think about all the libs/apps which communicate over the Internet and use encryption libs to talk via HTTPs. Is mentioning The Wassenaar Arrangement [1] in terms of software even necessary nowadays?
Linux, Windows, MacOS - all have encryption libs built in (at least on the kernel level). They have been made in various countries, yet they are used all over the world. Do they fall under the terms of The Wassenaar Arrangement?
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[0] https://github.com/jukefoxer/Signal-Android/tree/fe
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Signal Fork with WhatsApp Migration
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