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Re:End-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from acce... by mtgx on Sunday November 18, 2018 @05:30AM (#18479691)
Regardless of whether or not WhatsApp could do that secretly, and my guess is it probably has for some governments and against specific individuals, I think the writing is on the wall for Facebook to announce that WhatsApp will drop default end-to-end encryption sometime next year. It's basically why the two WhatsApp co-founders left. Facebook is getting ready to better "monetize" WhatsApp, and they'll get more money by looking at people's messages.

So if you haven't already switched to Signal (or better), there's no point in waiting around. WhatsApp's loss of default end-to-end encryption is inevitable and it will come soon.

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Re:End-to-end encryption does not prevent Facebook from acce... by alephu5 on Sunday November 18, 2018 @07:06AM (#18479972)
I'm currently living in south America and thanks to a lack of net neutrality it's very difficult to not use WhatsApp. For as little as $2 a month you can have unlimited use of WhatsApp, messenger and Waze. SMS and classic phone calls are expensive so individuals, businesses and even universities depend on WhatsApp.
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