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Re:Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messag... by p1necone on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @06:22PM (#26096222)
Talking quietly at the local pub is resistant to all but the most sophisticated surveillance efforts too.

It's only very recently that people have been communicating over the internet, allowing the mass surveillance. All encryption does is return us back to the pre 1990s in terms of surveillance capabilities.

Re:Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messag... by lima on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @06:24PM (#26096245)
Exactly. Or going for a walk in the forest - many of these conversations are now happening online.

On the flip side, even ordinary phone calls and messages are often encrypted by default now, which used to be much more readily available to law enforcement.

It's such an interesting situation, society-wise.

Re:Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messag... by deadbunny on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @08:34PM (#26097204)
> even ordinary phone calls and messages are often encrypted by default now

[citation needed]

Re:Evidence that the FBI can hack into private Signal messag... by lima on Thursday February 11, 2021 @12:09PM (#26104167)
In Europe, outside of business, WhatsApp messages and calls have almost completely replaced regular phone calls and SMS.