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>Government: Zuck put a backdoor in WhatsApp or we will put you in a blacksite UFC ring and beat you up. Source? >Also Government: WhatsApp has a backdoor. Do

by gruez 1y ago

>Government: Zuck put a backdoor in WhatsApp or we will put you in a blacksite UFC ring and beat you up. Source? >Also Government: WhatsApp has a backdoor. Don't use it. If "zuck" is really in the pocket of the US government, why should they worry about their own backdoors?

kurthr 1y ago
Once it's backdoored you don't know who's watching it. It's the most hilarious thing about backdoors or collecting extensive covert intel on your own population, that any failure of opsec makes it much easier for all your adversaries to also spy on them in ways they would never otherwise be able to, then compromise them, and flip them.
bix6 1y ago
Why would there be a source for a backdoor of a closed source application?
- some_random 1y ago
  Usually when you make important claims it's expected you back them up with some sort of evidence.
  - nicce 1y ago
    There was a joke in there which might have gone unnoticed.
    - bix6 1y ago
      Whoosh!!!! :p
- 0x457 1y ago
  Sources to back up the claim, not source code of the application.
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numair 1y ago
> Source? https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568 https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568
- some_random 1y ago
  Software frequently has bugs and sometimes they have security implications. In order to claim that a specific bug is a backdoor you need to have evidence beyond the existence of a bug.
latexr 1y ago
> If "zuck" is really in the pocket of the US government, why should they worry about their own backdoors? Have you ever watched a Saturday morning cartoon? Minions betray their masters all the time. An effective evil overlord doesn’t underestimate their lackey’s capacity for duplicity and betrayal at a pivotal moment. The most fun may even appreciate the gall: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Nagus_(episode)#:~:text=%22So%2C%20you%20were%20going%20to%20toss%20me%20out%20an%20airlock.%22%22Forgive%20me%2C%20brother.%22%22Forgive%20you?%20%20Why%20brother%2C%20I%20didn't%20think%20you%20had%20the%20lobes!%22&text=%22So%2C%20you%20were%20going%20to%20toss%20me%20out%20an%20airlock.%22&text=%22Forgive%20me%2C%20brother.%22&text=%22Forgive%20you%3F%20Why%20brother%2C%20I%20didn%27t%20think%20you%20had%20the%20lobes%21%22 https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Nagus_(episode)#:~:...
- bookofjoe 1y ago
  I have a movie for you: "Broken City" (2013) great cast and constantly unexpected turns of events
  - latexr 1y ago
    Thank you for the recommendation, but definitely not for me. Couldn’t get past the half-way mark.
    - bookofjoe 1y ago
      à chacun son goût
ElevenLathe 1y ago
House (legislative branch) staffers presumably don't want executive branch snoops reading their group chats. Doubly so for Democratic staffers not wanting specifically the Trump executive branch reading them.

by gruez 1y ago

kurthr 1y ago

Once it's backdoored you don't know who's watching it. It's the most hilarious thing about backdoors or collecting extensive covert intel on your own population, that any failure of opsec makes it much easier for all your adversaries to also spy on them in ways they would never otherwise be able to, then compromise them, and flip them.

bix6 1y ago

Why would there be a source for a backdoor of a closed source application?

some_random 1y ago
Usually when you make important claims it's expected you back them up with some sort of evidence.
- nicce 1y ago
  There was a joke in there which might have gone unnoticed.
  - bix6 1y ago
    Whoosh!!!! :p
0x457 1y ago
Sources to back up the claim, not source code of the application.

deleted 1y ago

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numair 1y ago

> Source? https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568 https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568

some_random 1y ago
Software frequently has bugs and sometimes they have security implications. In order to claim that a specific bug is a backdoor you need to have evidence beyond the existence of a bug.

latexr 1y ago

> If "zuck" is really in the pocket of the US government, why should they worry about their own backdoors? Have you ever watched a Saturday morning cartoon? Minions betray their masters all the time. An effective evil overlord doesn’t underestimate their lackey’s capacity for duplicity and betrayal at a pivotal moment. The most fun may even appreciate the gall: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Nagus_(episode)#:~:text=%22So%2C%20you%20were%20going%20to%20toss%20me%20out%20an%20airlock.%22%22Forgive%20me%2C%20brother.%22%22Forgive%20you?%20%20Why%20brother%2C%20I%20didn't%20think%20you%20had%20the%20lobes!%22&text=%22So%2C%20you%20were%20going%20to%20toss%20me%20out%20an%20airlock.%22&text=%22Forgive%20me%2C%20brother.%22&text=%22Forgive%20you%3F%20Why%20brother%2C%20I%20didn%27t%20think%20you%20had%20the%20lobes%21%22 https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Nagus_(episode)#:~:...

bookofjoe 1y ago
I have a movie for you: "Broken City" (2013) great cast and constantly unexpected turns of events
- latexr 1y ago
  Thank you for the recommendation, but definitely not for me. Couldn’t get past the half-way mark.
  - bookofjoe 1y ago
    à chacun son goût

ElevenLathe 1y ago

House (legislative branch) staffers presumably don't want executive branch snoops reading their group chats. Doubly so for Democratic staffers not wanting specifically the Trump executive branch reading them.