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Goose chase meme. In the first frame, the goose asks "all the data is encrypted?" In the second, the goose chases a person, asking "encrypted how and with whose keys, motherfucker?"

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Many chat apps actually use the Signal protocol for end to end encryption. This includes WhatsApp, Google Messages (RCS), Facebook Messenger, and Skype. iMessage doesn't seem to use it.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why is end to end encryption a red flag???

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

oh, red flag for facebook, that makes sense.

but then if you care about privacy why touch anything Facebook has made at all?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

But we also can't check their process since they are closed source. Also, if they can decrypt in the browser or proprietary app, then they can still read your messages. Browser is vulnerable to other attacks.