“People have asked if we'll adopt this system for WhatsApp. The answer is no.”

Re:“People have asked if we'll adopt this system for WhatsAp... by mLuby on Saturday August 07, 2021 @03:05AM (#28096448)

> Can you point to a single instance where it was used for ulterior purposes?

That's the sick genius of parallel construction: without leaks, we'd never be able to know. (And yes, there are plenty of instances of abuse, brought to the public despite the risk whistleblowing entails.)

Ask yourself this: even if the "right" people are in control of this system now, could the "wrong" people ever gain control of it? If the answer is yes, maybe the system should not exist.

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Re:“People have asked if we'll adopt this system for WhatsAp... by anonuser123456 on Sunday August 08, 2021 @03:49PM (#28109537)

Then to be consistent, you cannot use closed source, proprietary systems. That's the trade off.

You _NEVER_ know what Apple is doing under the covers. This principle is well understood and has been espoused by RMS for over a decade.

But saying "well Apple could use this system for evil if they want..." is silly. Apple could ALWAYS use their system for evil if they wanted. This addition does nothing to improve that position.

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