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I give regular public talks on this matter and ask entire audiences these questions. Most people do think WhatsApp is sort of vaguely more secure than say SMS o

I give regular public talks on this matter and ask entire audiences these questions. Most people do think WhatsApp is sort of vaguely more secure than say SMS or Skype and are surprised to learn that it's more complex than E2E encryption. Most people also aren't aware of Edward Snowden beyond just a name in a newspaper. I'm not being snarky, just direct (kind of typing these fast to talk to as many folks who are interested as possible) , sorry if it came across badly to you, that wasn't the intention

jamespo 7y ago
What kind of talks are these? I'd be surprised if the audience represented the general Whatsapp userbase.
- DyslexicAtheist 7y ago
  that is argument is a strawman. The general WhatsApp user-base will never watch a tech talk on _any subject_ for the same reason somebody with a driving license will usually not watch videos about how a combustion engine works. OP is well respected in the infosec community and the fact that he gets attacked and downvoted here tells more about the HN community's ignorance about something that should actually be muscle-memory for anyone who works in Tech. Many commenters here seem to just shovel JSON from A to B in their day jobs, so no surprise that this thread feels more like something you see on Reddit.
  - dang 7y ago
    Come on, please don't defend one person by slurring others. That just makes this place even worse. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html