>Because the open source community is slowly coming to the uncomfortable realization that many eyes != security
The community has been aware of this for a very long time. Many eyes still provides better security than few eyes, which is why singling out free software as your concern seems misplaced.
>f I had to bet, then I'd bet both of those are modern day Crypto AG variants.
Though it's possible Signal is compromised, it's basically known that the proprietary offshoot WhatsApp is compromised. Free software is still your best bet, likely even better than doing it yourself for 99.9% of the world
The community has been aware of this for a very long time. Many eyes still provides better security than few eyes, which is why singling out free software as your concern seems misplaced.
>f I had to bet, then I'd bet both of those are modern day Crypto AG variants.
Though it's possible Signal is compromised, it's basically known that the proprietary offshoot WhatsApp is compromised. Free software is still your best bet, likely even better than doing it yourself for 99.9% of the world