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0 pointszigzigzag9y ago0 comments

We're talking about WhatsApp here right? Which already uses strong encryption?

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thebakeshow9y ago· 2 in thread

What does that have to do with privacy? Just because the data is encrypted doesn't mean it can't be harvested by FB

WhatsApp is end to end encrypted. Facebook/WhatsApp can't see the contents of the messages. It's the best technology available at the moment - there are no non-toy systems that also scramble metadata.

lmm9y ago

WhatsApp claims to be end-to-end encrypted, but since it's closed-source, who knows what's actually going on.

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