A question about secure chats - eviltoast

Two questions.

My family insist on using Whatsapp for the family chats. I have to keep a copy on a device just so I can communicate with them. I do so under protest, as I was always told it isn’t secure. My brother has just said

“oh Whatsapp is encrypted, it’s perfectly secure”.

First, is it actually as encrypted and safe as my brother claims? That would solve everything.

Second, if it isn’t, where can I get some proof that we should switch to Telegram or whatever? Proof which doesn’t make me look like a raving loony?

  • zeroxxx@lemmy.my.id
    223·
    11 months ago

    He is talking about encryption, which I addressed. Maybe reading comprehension, eh?

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      17·
      11 months ago

      Wider context matters

      Two companies can advertise lockers with the same high quality lock, but one might still be better to use

      • if one company can’t prove they are actually using the high quality lock
      • if one company acts as a middleman, doing the locking/unlocking for you
      • if one company watches everything you do before and after using the locker, allowing them to infer what you are using it for

      Even if we specifically talk about security, one is better than the other.

      • zeroxxx@lemmy.my.id
        126·
        11 months ago

        WhatsApp has been endorsed by Moxie himself who invented Signal Protocol. What more do you want? Long winded talk for shit?

        • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
          10·
          11 months ago

          Appeals to authority are antithetical to any security assessment. Security is about capabilities, not about intentions.

    • Konlanx@feddit.de
      151·
      11 months ago

      “It must be encrypted well because nothing has been leaked yet” is a very, very bad stance on encryption.

      In fact, every encryption is working well until it’s broken the first time.

      So no, you didn’t address shit.

      • zeroxxx@lemmy.my.id
        120·
        11 months ago

        Yea yea, if even Signal Protocol cant do shit, your shit can’t do anything as well. 🤣

        All you guys do is talking without any solid base. Sigh.

            • Konlanx@feddit.de
              13·
              11 months ago

              It is very unpleasant to communicate with you.

              It is still unclear what you meant with “your shit”.

              Apart from that I did not argue against the signal protocol, I argued against your idiotic stance on encryption.

              Maybe reading comprehension, eh?

            • nick@midwest.social
              41·
              11 months ago

              Give it up, you sound like either a you don’t know what you’re talking about or a you’re a bootlicker for facebook.

              You’re never going to win a pro Facebook argument in this community.