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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by sacnoradhq on Friday July 28, 2023 @09:14PM (#36915707)
WhatsApp requires a phone number, implicitly deanonymizing you. It also lacked e2ee for a long time.

Signal requires a phone number. Use the fork Session that generates anonymous identifiers. https://getsession.org

Apple participated in PRISM and also requires an identifier such as an email address or phone number.

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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by adhvaryu on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:32AM (#36917812)
E2E encryption means that the content of the messages you send are encrypted. Requiring a SIM card to sign-up doesn't kill that feature.
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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by felixg3 on Saturday July 29, 2023 @03:47AM (#36917892)
Anonymity is not equivalent to privacy, although lots of characteristics overlap.
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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by anothernewdude on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:33AM (#36918783)
phone numbers cost like $5. phone numbers don't deanonymize you.
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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by sickill on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:59PM (#36922164)
In EU they do.
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Re:The U.K. Government Is Close to Eroding Encryption Worldwide by Knee_Pain on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:04AM (#36919899)
... and?
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