When Platforms and the Government Unite, Remember What’s Private and What Isn’t - eviltoast
For years now, there has been some concern about the coziness between technology companies and the government. Whether a company complies with casual government requests for data, requires a warrant, or even fights overly-broad warrants has been a canary in the digital coal mine during an era where...
  • Da Cap’n@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I like the EFF, but I’m very suspicious of them claiming any meta apps provide actual encryption. I assume their “encryption “ is simply show.

    • Whooping_Seal@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 day ago

      I for some reason recall at one point WhatsApp’s encryption was actually an audited implementation of Signal’s encryption. But that is so long ago that I doubt that holds much weight now ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      • ReversalHatchery@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        14 days ago

        I think their point is that E2EE’s protection starts at one end, and ends at the other, and the ends themselves are not particularly trustable