Snowden triggers flood of Crapware [was: Gruveo, more secure skype?]

[Stephan Neuhaus]

On 2014-07-24, 18:16, stef wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 04:06:03PM +0200, Stephan Neuhaus wrote:
>> So if I mention to you that a certain app just happens to run on a
>> smartphone, your Spidey-sense would be tingling, no matter if the app
>> has had excellent threat modelling, code audit etc?
> 
> it's rule of thumb. right? there might be exceptions (i know of exactly one),
> which strengthen the rule ;)

Sorry to insist, but I gave you a concrete app, namely safeslinger:
https://www.cylab.cmu.edu/safeslinger/ Do you think that it is snake oil?

Fun,

Stephan

PS: The original version is "the exception proves the rule", where
"prove" is used in its old meaning of "test".