Re:WhatsApp Blocking Encrypted Calls to All Saudi Numbers
by Jarwain on Thursday July 14, 2016 @12:35AM
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I feel like I'm missing something; in what case does any data being communicated to a Saudi Arabian number, whose user is not in Saudi Arabia, pass over any Saudi Arabian territory?
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Re:WhatsApp Blocking Encrypted Calls to All Saudi Numbers
by pfg on Thursday July 14, 2016 @01:13AM
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You're probably missing the "That strategy does negatively effect people on the internet who register for WhatsApp with Saudi VoIP numbers when they're in France" bit. It's a reasonable trade-off in light of the complexities the alternatives carry with them, IMO.