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Why is moxie doing PR for WhatsApp?
by lwyr 10y ago
Why is moxie doing PR for WhatsApp?
- seanieb 10y agoHe consulted on and helped them implement their E2E encryption.
- mos_basik 10y ago>Even though we are the creators of the encryption protocol supposedly "backdoored" by WhatsApp, we were not asked for comment. It's only a small step from criticism of WhatsApp crypto to criticism of Signal crypto. Why wouldn't moxie be interested?
- RatherFunky 10y agobecause here it clearly says that signal had dealt with this problem https://tobi.rocks/2016/04/whats-app-retransmission-vulnerability/ https://tobi.rocks/2016/04/whats-app-retransmission-vulnerab... So it is solely whatsapp's fault
- nullc 10y agoEspecially when signal's interface has similar, if less severe, weaknesses.
- autocorr 10y agoWhatsApp uses the Signal Protocol, I'm not familiar with the details, but this post by OWS should[1]. [1] https://whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp-complete/ https://whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp-complete/