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JoeAltmaier on Nov 8, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Formal Security Analysis of the Signal Messaging...

The implication was there - that a point was made 'only' because of an os they didn't like. Its Ad-Hominem. It was pretty far from 'respectfully disagreeing'

pessimizer on Nov 8, 2016 [–]

That isn't ad hominem, though. An attack that implies personal qualities isn't the same as an attack on the person.

I think the point is that someone who is choosing an OS that is controlled by a particular company has chosen to trust that company.

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