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It's still e2ee, it's just that the government is recipient of every message (in addition to the recipients you specify).
by FabHK 3y ago
It's still e2ee, it's just that the government is recipient of every message (in addition to the recipients you specify).
- Gormo 3y agoIf the message is being decrypted before it reaches the target recipient -- i.e. the second "end" in "end-to-end encryption" -- then it is by definition not end-to-end encrypted.
- gbear605 3y agoThe idea is that the client is doubly encrypting the message for both the target recipient and the government, and that if the client doesn’t do that it’s banned from the system. So it is still end-to-end encrypted on the server and is not being decrypted by anyone other than the recipients, they’re just forcing you to send every message to the government as well. To be clear, I think this is a horrible idea, but it’s not technically impossible.
- ilikehurdles 3y agoThe government is not the “end”. The message is decrypted prior to reaching its end. It’s not e2ee.