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That's very good. The more high-profile people speak up against what's happening, the more the general public realizes what's really going on. Frankly, most non
by dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
That's very good. The more high-profile people speak up against what's happening, the more the general public realizes what's really going on. Frankly, most non-technical users have no idea how they're profiled and what the real and potential dangers are.
You know what's funny? We reached a point where 100% private conversation between two endpoints is finally possible, without the dependence on any third party (be it the Post Office, GSM operators,, Google, Apple, or anyone else). That's a huge step for communication privacy. And yet, most people choose the other way, they prefer to share their most intimate details with Facebook via Messenger and WhatsApp, with Google via Gmail, with Microsoft via Skype... Mostly because they're unaware of how things work and that other, more secure ways are available. So kudos to Cook for helping that cause just a bit.
- Y_Y 8y agoWhatsApp is (we are told) end-to-end encrypted using the same protocol as Signal.
- akuji1993 8y agoAs far as I understand this, correct me if this is wrong, this means the content of your messages is encrypted. There is still important data to fetch about who you talk to, how much and when.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoIndeed. Besides, the app itself has access to the full content of your conversations so what happens in-between is pretty much irrelevant.
- dvfjsdhgfv 8y agoI don't know why you're downvoted because that's exactly the point: the creators of closed-source applications may claim whatever they want, but you have no way of verifying their claims. Especially if the owner is the company whose income is based on profiling you, and the fight over FB<->WhatsApp profile linking is no longer a secret now.