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I think that one way or another, WhatsApp isn't foiling the NSA if the NSA doesn't feel like being foiled. Then again, they may realize what most of us do, whic
by Aelinsaar 10y ago
I think that one way or another, WhatsApp isn't foiling the NSA if the NSA doesn't feel like being foiled. Then again, they may realize what most of us do, which is that WhatsApp is not exactly a terrorist hotbed.
- walrus01 10y agoNSA will simply pwn the endpoint devices of whoever they're really interested in.
- Aelinsaar 10y agoI want to believe that. I want to believe that the NSA, while having no respect for the law, does at least care about results. It would make a lot more sense to tap devices of interesting people, than this idea of bulk collection (which leads to just a lot more noise).
- aw3c2 10y agoAnd that would be fine. If they have reasonable proof that someone is bad enough to allow this, by all means pwn the targeted hell out of their devices.
- lazaroclapp 10y agoIt is not foiling targeted attacks, of course. But it might be making a dent on cheap/effortless mass surveillance, which is the main point.