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> bypassing the encryption is a whole other thing completely what it does is allow the CIA to read anything on the phone and use any of it's hardware sensors I
by recursive 10y ago
> bypassing the encryption is a whole other thing completely what it does is allow the CIA to read anything on the phone and use any of it's hardware sensors
I really cannot understand the difference between "bypassing" the encryption and allowing the CIA to read anything on the phone. Those sound like trivial synonyms.
- dogma1138 10y agoBypassing encryption means that you are actually bypassing the encryption method, e.g. fooling WhatsApp to not encrypt and not alert the user, forcing WhatsApp to use a specific key again without alerting the user, finding a way to access the clear text messages in the service itself etc. Reading the clear text pre or post description isn't bypassing encryption because this can be done regardless of the type or method of encryption used. If I beat you with a wrench until you tell me your password it doesn't mean I managed to bypass the encryption of your password manager.
- recursive 10y agoThe definition of bypass seems to be exactly the opposite of what you're saying. Here's one. "a secondary channel, pipe, or connection to allow a flow when the main one is closed or blocked" I understand bypass to mean "go around" basically. So if I bypass something, I have found a way to avoid it. I really think this is the common usage.