Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally
by capableweb on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @08:23AM
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Both whatsapp and imessage are run by american companies, you can sure both of them are compromised and I wouldn't pass US state secrets via either of them.
For the normal person this matters less of course, intelligence services are not interested in your nudes.
Signal is also run by an American entity.
> intelligence services are not interested in your nudes
There is actually plenty of evidence they are[1].
[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2014/7/17/5912287/edward-snowden-sa...
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally
by ycombinete on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @08:49AM
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> intelligence services are not interested in your nudes
If I recall correctly Snowden said the opposite. The guys he was around regularly shared nudes etc of people they were spying ins
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally
by eye_street on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @08:58AM
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Would you mind expanding on that last bit? It’s this related to iCloud backups, the ability to add an invisible user to a chat, or something else?
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally
by jonnybgood on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @09:22AM
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> iMessage intentionally preserves a backdoor in its crypto so that the FBI can read approximately every iMessage sent/received without a warrant, should they so desire.
Would be great if you provide a source for that.
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally
by plibither8 on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @10:23AM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A
Might not be the best "source", but there's clear evidence of it being done in the past.
iMessages are encrypted via TLS in transit. Room 641A-style cable taps do not allow them to be read.
The backdoor in their end to end encryption preserved intentionally by Apple to enable surveillance is what allows them to be read - by Apple.
iMessage intentionally preserves a backdoor in its crypto so that the FBI can read approximately every iMessage sent/received without a warrant, should they so desire.