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Meta discontinues end-to-end encryption on Instagram (mashable.com)
submitted 3 days ago by cm0002@libretechni.ca to c/privacy@programming.dev
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[–] teaHead74@programming.dev 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Is anyone who really cares abut encryption, security, and privacy actually using Instagram and co. fr?

[–] undefinedTruth@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

Maybe not, but adoption of E2EE by mainstream big tech platforms helps normalize it. Especially when governments keep trying to convince people that encryption is just for criminals.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If they did, it's still entirely possible to use your own e2ee for messages between friends on any app just by using an encrypted keyboard app on your phone (like KryptEY).

[–] msokiovt@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

That's the cover-up for the fact they were recently exposed for lobbying digital ID laws into place in a few states (in America), and pending even on a national level.