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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by est31 on Thursday January 07, 2021 @05:49AM (#25669571)
> who has time to do this for every single update?

Again, you only have to do this for the first install. After that, the local OS takes over and rejects any apk signed with a different key. It's a TOFU system.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by lrvick on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:06AM (#25669683)
Fair. My SSH host key example stands.

Systems that expect humans to be key pinning anchors are always a bad plan.

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