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But, if it's encrypted, isn't it impossible to quantify?
by philip1209 8y ago
But, if it's encrypted, isn't it impossible to quantify?
- ars 8y agoThe join group links are public. So not really encrypted, since the key is public.
- cortesoft 8y agoSo why does encryption have anything to do with this?
- gtirloni 8y agoBecause it prevents automated mass monitoring and filtering of content in general. Someone has to know there is this group, be allowed to join it, monitor the content, etc. It's much more costly.
- albertgoeswoof 8y agoWhat if someone joins every group What if that someone doesn’t show up in the list of group members because WhatsApp has this built in What if you don’t control the source code so you can’t verify this What if RMS was right What then
- gtirloni 8y agoWell, that's exactly the point I've tried to make when people say law enforcement can't happen in WhatsApp because e2e supposedly prevents that: they can disable it at any time for certain targets and it'd be hard to detect. But I'm usually downvoted when I say that because, apparently, people trust this faceless corporation a lot.
- rorykoehler 8y agoSo then the police should do their jobs?
- ars 8y agoI actually agree, I don't think this should be WhatsApp's job. I really don't like this trend of making private companies do the job of Police, Judge, and executioner.