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Meta Is Being Sued Over Whether WhatsApp Really Encrypts Your Messages (lifehacker.com)
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An international group of plaintiffs is suing Meta, alleging that WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption isn't actually private. Lawyers are asking the court to certify a class-action.

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[โ€“] atro_city@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

People don't use WhatsApp because it's encrypted. In fact, nobody I know uses it because of encryption. They don't even know it's encrypted nor what that means. Even if it were proven that WhatsApp didn't encrypt a thing, or that Facebook reads everything you write, the majority would shrug and say "but everybody else uses it". Most people just don't give two shits about anything beyond themselves.

[โ€“] PokerChips@programming.dev 1 points 4 days ago

As someone who had different the heart decade converting like nobody to signal unless they're talking to me and even then it's like pulling teeth, I completely agree. Trust NOBODY.