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German police read Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp messages without breaking encryption (cybernews.com)
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cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/71321898

Netzpoltik details that police are able to gain access in this way either through physical access to someone’s phone or by intercepting verification codes via a state-sanctioned phishing attack or intercepting SMS messages via telephone surveillance

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[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Just poked around. As far as I can tell there aren't any options to require additional credentials to open an app on android. Im on a pixel 10 running android 17. However there is a locked "app drawer" that hides the apps from your home screen/ main app drawer that you need to have an additional password to access.

[–] bigmamoth@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It s litteraly on the signal option "Require acces code to open signal"

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, but that's a signal option, not an android option. The original commenters said ios had a feature to require additional credentials and was wondering about android, not a specific app that happens to be on android

[–] Igris@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

Some Android devices has app lock build in.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There's Private Space, but that's not ideal for a general-purpose messaging app because notifications are suspended when the space is locked. Signal also has the option to require the same authentication method as your screen lock in order to access the app.

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

All of this is great, but there's literally nothing stopping the next article from saying "user who left their phone unlocked with signal also unlocked 'got hacked'"

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago

User who installed App in Phone found to have App data in Phone! More at eleven.

[–] Teknikal@anarchist.nexus 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have App Locker in settings iy let's me use a fingerprint unlock on any apps I want, I assume it's a stock Android feature.

[–] veniasilente@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

fingerprint

guess what.