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It's disappointing to see so many people here read maybe the first 10% of the article and decide it's nothing, when there's so much damning about WhatsApp's bus
by square_usual 5y ago
It's disappointing to see so many people here read maybe the first 10% of the article and decide it's nothing, when there's so much damning about WhatsApp's business model in here. WhatsApp revealed complete metdata that led to a whistleblower getting indicted, they harvest reams of personal data about you, and their AI can decide to unencrypt your information if it feels like it. Even the bit about moderating user-reported content isn't entirely "nothing" either, because WhatsApp's messaging clearly says nobody, including WhatsApp, can read your messages, which is incorrect. This is bad and not holding WhatsApp to account for this, when this very community spent weeks raging at Apple, as weird.
- seanieb 5y agoThey can’t decrypt your messages. You would first need to send them your unencrypted messages before they can read them… please correct your comment. There’s enough misinformation in the world.
- square_usual 5y agoI've responded to this elsewhere: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28467601 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28467601
- seanieb 5y agoIdeally you could edit ALL of your incorrect comments. And put the correction on top.