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   by mschultheiss 11y ago

   Yes, exactly :)
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   by mschultheiss 11y ago

   1. The web crypto api was indeed made to secure communications, such as stated by the W3C on http://www.w3.org/TR/WebCryptoAPI/ (...) "Uses for this API range from user or service authentication, document or
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   by mschultheiss 11y ago

   It has end-to-end encrpytion - so if you are hosted on a friend's server for example, the friend can not read your messages, which might be useful :)
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   by mschultheiss 11y ago

   Yes, as written on top this is a technology preview, so it is not safe yet. Furthermore the production version will use the web crypto api. The client software must be shipped packaged as a standalone application (Apache Cordova etc.) with
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   Show HN: A decentralized social network with end-to-end encryption(github.com)

   167 points by mschultheiss 11y ago|61 comments
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   by mschultheiss 11y ago

   1. Thats wrong, the variable sendingText is generated of Intent.EXTRA_TEXT (see http://developer.android.com/training/sharing/send.html for details) so it is definitely for handling shared content. 2. error=true i
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   by mschultheiss 11y ago

   I guess this code is only used when sharing something from WhatsApp to Telegram. If you share a picture for example, it removes the "Sent from Whatsapp" advertisment message. Correct me if i am wrong...