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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by whyever on Monday April 23, 2018 @01:18PM (#16905402)
> Does your bank send you messages on WhatsApp? Ofcourse not. They use SMS.

I would much prefer if they used WhatsApp, because then it would not be ridiculously insecure.

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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by pilsetnieks on Monday April 23, 2018 @06:47PM (#16908174)
So instead of your operator, you want Facebook of all the things ingesting information about your purchases and account balance?
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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by whyever on Monday April 23, 2018 @08:20PM (#16908728)
Well, supposedly it is end-to-end encrypted, so they don't get that information unless they are lying. Even if, it is still better than "anyone how cares to listen". SMS is not secure at all.
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Re:Google has started the global roll-out of its new Chat me... by IshKebab on Wednesday April 25, 2018 @04:33AM (#16919580)
The content is e2e encrypted but Facebook can get all the metadata - who you message and when.
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