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normies use encrypted communication way more than the cumulative historical usage of GPG or PGP; Signal, WhatsApp, iMessage, and now Facebook messenger all offe
by Ar-Curunir 3y ago
normies use encrypted communication way more than the cumulative historical usage of GPG or PGP; Signal, WhatsApp, iMessage, and now Facebook messenger all offer better privacy for the average person than GPG or PGP ever did, and are used by orders of magnitude more people.
- zlg_codes 3y agoTall claims require tall proof. Where's the source code proving this? It doesn't pass the smell test. FB has been caught numerous times mishandling data. Apple is a walled garden you can't trust, same with WhatsApp. Unless Signal is liberally licensed, we can't verify privacy there. Also, using a phone number as an ID is a de-anonymizing technique. Industry absolutely does not do this correctly, or they wouldn't be a juicy source of analytics data. Governments court these companies to exfiltrate data they have on people. If the data were adequately protected, they wouldn't be able to do this. Sending something over HTTPS is encrypted but it's not private to the other end. Nice sleight of hand but I actually understand what I'm talking about.
- petre 3y agoAnyone technically literate considering iMessage for secure comms should probably read this. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38537444 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38537444 In any case, it's better then using plaintext. It's probably safe enough against non nation state actors.