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Yes, we can all agree that E2EE means FB isn't reading your messages and using that data (like they do, for example, in FB Messenger / IG messages). But the met
by parliament32 6y ago
Yes, we can all agree that E2EE means FB isn't reading your messages and using that data (like they do, for example, in FB Messenger / IG messages). But the metadata is still valuable, and not encrypted, and is probably how they're making money with the product.
- hbcondo714 6y agoI can't attest to this metadata but it's just worthy to note Facebook starting telling shareholders this year that they have "limited visibility into WhatsApp user activity due to encryption".
- Talinx 6y agoA closed-source App could send the private key to a server. I hope WhatsApp doesn't do that.
- parliament32 6y agoThey absolutely could. But, given the popularity of FB properties, I'm sure there are several groups who decompile their releases on a regular basis and I'm sure there'd be a lot of screaming if the E2EE wasn't implemented properly (see: the Zoom E2EE debacle).