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Signal adds new security feature to thwart man-in-the-middle attacks

AI synthesis Signal introduced Automatic Key Verification to help users detect man-in-the-middle attacks on encrypted chats. The feature offers a streamlined way to confirm chats haven't been tampered with, building on Signal's existing end-to-end encryption.

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    Signal’s new security feature checks if your encrypted chats were tampered with ↗

    Signal has introduced a feature called automatic key verification, giving users a new way to confirm that nobody has secretly interfered with their encrypted chats. “Signal is always end-to-end encrypted, and automatic key verification provides an additional, streamlined way t...