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Well, it's trivial for the app to simply add a flag that there is a photo or video in the encrypted content. End to end encryption doesn't mean the app doesn't

by burnte 12y ago

Well, it's trivial for the app to simply add a flag that there is a photo or video in the encrypted content. End to end encryption doesn't mean the app doesn't know what you're sending, it means the company can't decrypt the contents.

kayoone 12y ago
But that does not explain how the WhatSim guys can detect multimedia content and charge accordingly. They can't decrypt the traffic and can't modify the app itself.
- pjc50 12y ago
  I think (it's been a while since I looked at this) the multimedia traffic goes to a different set of whatsapp servers.
- burnte 12y ago
  If the APP itself taks care of monitoring when pix and videos are sent, then the SIM doesn't have to. And since the SIM is only for use with the app, your problem is taken care of.
  - cr3ative 12y ago
    The SIM and the app are different companies, that's not going to happen. WhatsApp will never associate themselves with WhatSim.
    - burnte 12y ago
      Ah, I was unaware of that, thanks.
    - burnte 12y ago
      Ah, I was unaware of that, thanks.