Re:WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages
by arjie on Friday January 13, 2017 @10:45AM
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If I lose my phone, I expect my new phone to have proper continuity on the messages. I'd rather have that than any encryption, to be honest. I don't care if the government spies on me. I do care if something someone sent me gets lost.
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Re:WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages
by jdjb on Friday January 13, 2017 @11:11AM
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Then don't use a messenger that promises end-to-end encryption. Client side encryption is all about ensuring only clients that hold private keys can read messages delivered to them.
Re:WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages
by arjie on Friday January 13, 2017 @06:39PM
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More like, you can stop using this messenger because, guess what? It does what I want and not what you want. You move.
Re:WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages
by wowaname on Friday January 13, 2017 @12:31PM
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You should at least have a backup of your private key so you can import it on your new phone rather than having the sender re-encrypt to whatever key your new phone decides to generate.