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Could this be a result of the articles about a "backdoor" in whatsapp?

• _xgw 10y ago
  I don't think so. The news about WhatsApp supposed backdoor was published on the 13th: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/13/whatsapp-backdoor-allows-snooping-on-encrypted-messages https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/13/whatsapp-... and the uptick of UAE users began around the 15th and the 16th: https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-relay-country.html?start=2017-01-10&end=2017-01-21&country=ae&events=off https://metrics.torproject.org/userstats-relay-country.html?... Wouldn't there have been a more direct correlation between the 13th and the numbers of users?
  • foota 10y ago
    I wouldn't be surprised if it took a couple days for people to switch over, you'd need to talk to people you communIcate with before switching, for one.
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• FabHK 10y ago
  Why would only people in the UAE react to those articles by using Tor en masse?