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alfongj

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    Comment #31805889

    > Say what you want about their security; they have the absolute best UX of any (primarily 1-on-1) messaging app, bar none. > Discord is a close second. But the quality and polish …

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    Comment #31805879

    WhatsApp got there faster with no ads either

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    Comment #30000425

    Narrative violation

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    Comment #29047383

    There's so many possible confounding effects that it's hard to take this at face value.

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    Comment #28907850

    This is the right answer. Matching user data without consent is becoming fairly risky from a data regulation standpoint, as well as user perception.

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    Comment #28624977

    Right, but that doesn't compromise the security of the service necessarily. Users can catch a malicious server injecting incorrect keys by looking at security notifications and com…

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    Comment #28623501

    What's your concern?

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    Comment #27572984

    I got mine two days ago

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    Comment #26964747

    Please point to a single source from Apple claiming their mission is privacy.

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    Comment #26468045

    WhatsApp group chats are end to end encrypted too. You must be thinking of... Telegram, where only secret 1:1 chats are end to end encrypted

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    Comment #25886195

    Would e2ee really be guaranteed if a user sets an 8 char password? Because if so an attacker with control of the server could brute forcedly decrypt the encryption key, and in turn…

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    Comment #25879565

    Check your biases. https://oversightboard.com/meet-the-board/

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    Comment #25780229

    I love my Fitbit hardware but loathe their apps. After 5 years or so, they still suck at data synchronization. I hope Google fixes this

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