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From what I can tell, encryption services like this function more like an affinity scam. People believe any claim to make them feel safe. (Not saying this serv
by vmception 6y ago
From what I can tell, encryption services like this function more like an affinity scam. People believe any claim to make them feel safe.
(Not saying this service was a fraud, just that the users are not objective)
- foolmeonce 6y agoI think it's an issue with estimating probabilities. They probably saw a few failures a year of people using Signal or WhatsApp slopily on old Android phones that were easy to sideload onto with a warrant, had microphones with no hard switch, etc, etc. They probably saw no failures of Sky ECC (as it sounds like a vendor hardened the phone for them and any convenience over security features are non-existent) right up until the claim that the protocol is broken and everyone is affected.