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...
  • sunzu2@thebrainbin.org
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    15 days ago

    The authoritarian regime is gaining power via alliance with mega corps…

    Normie still got nothing to hide 🤡

        • Umbrias@beehaw.orgEnglish
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          15 days ago

          ? eff has international reach and the article applies everywhere. it was clearly intentionally written to apply anywhere. your comment makes no sense.

          • TheFriar@lemm.eeEnglish
            6·
            15 days ago

            But if they acknowledged that, how would they be able to high road people?!?

            • Umbrias@beehaw.orgEnglish
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              14 days ago

              it is certainly spurred by the developing situation in the us and has examples from it, but otherwise nothing applie only to the us. and the us finalizing it going to shit effects you anywhere in the world.

  • 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