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grassjumper

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    Comment #29004470

    The Signal protocol (which WhatsApp still uses, I presume) is very good. WhatsApp can't MITM it. Element, on the other hand, is MITM by design.

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    Comment #29004123

    This is like saying "If you don't sweep the bathroom for bugs/cams, you don't really care about privacy. Why do you bother closing the door"

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    Comment #29004062

    There's a difference between malice and ignorance, though. My mom in her 70s is using Signal, and I don't think I can blame her for not realizing the vulnerability. I doubt most pe…

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    Comment #29003938

    That depends a lot . In a civilized country with low risk of 2G downgrade attacks and sensible telecom laws/law enforcement restrictions, SMS is a lot more secure and private than …

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    Comment #29001834

    I very much agree with you. > I'm increasingly repulsed by this notion that unless I'm doing something illegal or in opposition the the ruling party, encryption is just a luxury. M…