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Re:Show HN: Encrypt and hide files inside images by codetrotter on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @03:16AM (#33340723)
> whatsapp likely (definitely if you believe it is e2e encrypted) would just transfer the bits

They could still compress images on the client side before sending the message. Dunno if they do or not, didn’t check. Just saying that E2EE does not prevent them from doing so.

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Re:Show HN: Encrypt and hide files inside images by milosmns on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @06:48AM (#33341933)
They do, you can choose a level but they still do. Document sending is uncompressed though, but won't generate a thumbnail in the chat
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