Podcasts Technology Security, Spoken Signal Has a Fix for Apps' Contact-Leaking Problem

Signal Has a Fix for Apps' Contact-Leaking Problem

Published: Oct. 2, 2017, 8:59 a.m.

b"The encrypted-communication app Signal has a sterling reputation within the security and crypto community, but its critics point to a nagging flaw: The app asks for access to your phone's contact list when you install it. Signal's creators, like the developers of so many other social apps, consider that contact-sharing request a necessary evil, designed to make the app as easy to use as your normal calling and texting features.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"