Re:Apple's privacy labels show WhatsApp and Facebook Messeng...
by perryizgr8 on Friday January 08, 2021 @08:30AM
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> They don't need to. You identify yourself within the app with your login.
By that logic even whatsapp/facebook don't need anything apart from login. So why do they collect all the other stuff? Signal is making an effort to make do with the minimum amount of data.
> While iMessage is vulnerable to (certain) MiTM attacks
Apple doesn't need to MITM Imessage. They own the app, service, and devices on both sides. That's why it's silly to compare it with whatsapp/facebook.
By that logic even whatsapp/facebook don't need anything apart from login. So why do they collect all the other stuff? Signal is making an effort to make do with the minimum amount of data.
> While iMessage is vulnerable to (certain) MiTM attacks
Apple doesn't need to MITM Imessage. They own the app, service, and devices on both sides. That's why it's silly to compare it with whatsapp/facebook.