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Now, that is exactly what an NSA agent would say at this point in this conversation, to further dissuade people from using PGP! Tinfoil hats at the ready! :)
by pferde 8y ago
Now, that is exactly what an NSA agent would say at this point in this conversation, to further dissuade people from using PGP! Tinfoil hats at the ready! :)
- a_imho 8y agoTo further thicken the plot imo NSA and other TLAs are a red herring in a world where WhatsApp was acquired for ~20B. I don't believe for one sec that messaging app peddlers just want to make sure users' conversations are secure.
- tptacek 8y agoWhen WhatsApp was acquired, it didn't have meaningful cryptographic security. Facebook funded the integration of Signal protocol into WhatsApp after the acquisition. So there goes that theory.
- a_imho 8y agoAbsolutely not. In fact, security was a differentiator for competing products when WhatsApp did not have it. Just not one people would care about. It fits nicely.