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Re:Wall Street's WhatsApp Secret: Illegal Texting Is Out of ... by dwaltrip on Friday March 31, 2017 @03:57AM (#14001896)
Oh c'mon. Encrypted messaging apps are orders of magnitude more efficient and discreet for communication in the context of the overall finance industry, compared to "talking over lunch" (or any other meatspace location).

Not sure I have any well formulated thoughts about the significance of this trend among finance types... but I don't think your analogy is terribly illuminating.

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Re:Wall Street's WhatsApp Secret: Illegal Texting Is Out of ... by humanrebar on Friday March 31, 2017 @08:04AM (#14002876)
> Encrypted messaging apps are orders of magnitude more efficient and discreet

What's more discreet than a quiet conversation that you can deny happened later? You can take screenshots of just about any digital communication. The rest you can take photos of with your smart phone.

I'll grant you efficiency, though, especially if it's a group conversation and some amount of coordinated activity is involved.

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Re:Wall Street's WhatsApp Secret: Illegal Texting Is Out of ... by manigandham on Friday March 31, 2017 @10:23AM (#14004053)
In-person meetings are far more conspicuous. Other people, security cameras, etc.
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Re:Wall Street's WhatsApp Secret: Illegal Texting Is Out of ... by mirimir on Friday March 31, 2017 @04:05AM (#14001922)
Right. There's potential for anonymous rewards. For example: "Do ... now. If you want more updates, donate 1 BTC per ... to 1FBgaKqRZ1dFhjgAZuEqWNkoYdcFeJGPaG."
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