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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by oarsinsync on Saturday September 28, 2019 @03:50PM (#21102467)
> If WhatsApp did not use e2e encryption by default (and they didn't)

Correct use of past tense. In the present, e2e encryption is by default.

> Does this new announcement really lessen the security and privacy of the users?

Yes it does, since e2e encryption is enabled by default now. Best I can tell, there’s no way to disable it either.

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