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We don't have end to end because the powers that be won't allow it. There isn't any real technical hurdle.
by pizzafeelsright 2y ago
We don't have end to end because the powers that be won't allow it.
There isn't any real technical hurdle.
- wilg 2y agoAnd yet, they are allowing it.
- cwillu 2y agoe2ee is largely subverted so long as manufacturers can push updates that can't possibly be audited by anyone but the manufacturers. Security that relies on apple having a backbone is inherently fragile.
- londons_explore 2y agoE2e is a pretty big technical hurdle. It sometimes necessitates losing messages (especially when one or other endpoint of a conversation gets lost/reset). You're gonna have to have all other components of the app ready to deal with lost/undecryptable messages. It makes a bunch of future features harder to implement (group chats, web UI for viewing messages). It makes anti-spam harder, since you can no longer just have a server side detector for messages containing 'b1tc0in'. It makes it much easier for an attacker to use your infrastructure for botnet command and control or distributing child porn, and there is no way for you to detect or block it, despite laws requiring you to do so.