WhatsApp's "End-to-End Encryption" Is the Biggest Lie in Tech History

16 hours ago by floofloof to c/privacy

Hamartiogonic 12 points 15 hours ago

Even bigger than these?

  • Yes, I’ve read the agreement, and
  • I totally agree to all of it.
  • I’m also over 18, pinky promise. 💖
  • Also, remember me so that I don’t have to type my password again next week when I log in.

The tech industry is built on so many lies.

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XLE 9 points 14 hours ago

The bigger lie is probably at the beginning of the article, from the CEO of Telegram.

[WhatsApp] reads users’ messages and shares them with third parties. Telegram has never done this — and never will.”

This whole article is exhausting to read because it appears AI generated, though. I've never seen somebody write that many short, "punchy" sentences in a row. For example, take a gander at this seven-word, three-sentence paragraph.

WhatsApp uses this. It’s real. It works.

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DeckPacker 3 points 14 hours ago

I immediately noticed, it's AI with the "This isn't x, it's y" sentence.

But here’s the thing: this isn’t a political fight. It’s not a he-said, she-said between tech billionaires. It’s a technical question.

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refalo 1 point 6 hours ago

To be fair, there are many humans who talk this way too, but point taken.

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tyler 9 points 14 hours ago
  1. Facebook can exfiltrate your data anyway (and have been, what other way can they make money off of what’s app)
  2. This article is clearly ai slop. Good grief this writing style is horrendous.
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