Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agoSignal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging apptheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1545arrow-down119
arrow-up1526arrow-down1external-linkSignal is not the place for top secret communications, but it might be the right choice for you – a cybersecurity expert on what to look for in a secure messaging apptheconversation.comFlorencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square106linkfedilink
minus-squarebushvin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down8·2 years agoConsidering the US government now owns Meta and thus WhatsApp, it’s an interesting case… why did they use signal?
minus-squarernercle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·2 years agobecause “they” don’t trust the people they “represent” and they want to avoid federal archives they must know something about WhatsApp that we don’t
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 years agoThere’s nothing to know; facebook is facebook, and nobody trusts facebook for data security. Whatsapp is not, nor will it ever be, true end to end encryption, when facebook owns the locks and keys.
minus-squarerippersnapper@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoAlso WhatsApp logs a bunch of metadata (who you contact, how often, profile pic, etc)
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·2 years agoThe government does not “own” Meta. Words have meanings.
minus-squareHominine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 years agoNot for ideologues unfortunately.
minus-squareKorkki@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoIf there is backdoor for them, then there is a backdoor for everybody who knows where to look.
Considering the US government now owns Meta and thus WhatsApp, it’s an interesting case… why did they use signal?
because “they” don’t trust the people they “represent” and they want to avoid federal archives
they must know something about WhatsApp that we don’t
There’s nothing to know; facebook is facebook, and nobody trusts facebook for data security. Whatsapp is not, nor will it ever be, true end to end encryption, when facebook owns the locks and keys.
Also WhatsApp logs a bunch of metadata (who you contact, how often, profile pic, etc)
The government does not “own” Meta. Words have meanings.
Not for ideologues unfortunately.
Lots and lots of meanings.
Disappearing messages
If there is backdoor for them, then there is a backdoor for everybody who knows where to look.