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Be real. Opting for security and privacy vs a default lack thereof.
by dforrestwilson 6y ago
Be real.
Opting for security and privacy vs a default lack thereof.
- lern_too_spel 6y agoYou mean like on-by-default plain text backups on iCloud? The difference is that on Android, you can change to an app that is actually secure (without a MITM key server vulnerability like iMessage) and have it be used by everything.
- damnyou 6y agoAs the other commenter points out, Apple's hands are just as dirty as Google's in this matter. iMessage is only end-to-end encrypted if you turn off cloud backups, and most people have them on so in practice it's not so. And turning them off on your end doesn't help either if even one participant in the conversation has them on. WhatsApp has the exact same problem with unencrypted backups. End-to-end encryption at large scale is not really something American mega-corporations can provide, unfortunately.
- dforrestwilson 6y agoDid not know that. Thanks!