Re:A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking
by smolder on Thursday March 07, 2019 @03:42PM
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They are notably trying to redefine the term "end-to-end" which was meant to say contents are not possible to see for anyone but the parties communicating.
Law enforcements suggestion to fix end-to-end encryption for their purposes is to break/remove/circumvent the encryption, do key escrow, etc, at which point it is NOT end-to-end.
But the following weasel words let Facebook shout "end-to-end encryption" from the rooftops while quietly undermining it with back doors.
> There are still many open questions here and we'll consult with safety experts, law enforcement and governments on the best ways to implement safety measures [in end-to-end encryption].
There is no way Facebook will make their services truly secure, end-to-end. They just want to clean their badly stained reputation by pretending to do so.