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Re: WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability

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Post by looofooo0 »

majke wrote: post #13
Pannoniae wrote: post #9

The most hilarious part: "Partner represents and warrants that it shall not introduce into WhatsApp’s Systems or Infrastructure, the Sublicensed Encryption Software, or otherwise make accessible to WhatsApp any viruses or any software licensed under the General Public Licence or any similar licence (e.g. GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGP…

Can a binary even be gpl?

A binary can be under gpl sure. Type gcc in bash for example

Re: WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability

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Post by quadhome »

Razengan wrote: post #5

There's something really appalling that I discovered lately and I can't believe there isn't enough uproar about it. Every attempt to talk about this gets ignored or buried (maybe by people who want this ""feature"" to be kept quiet) so I will take every opportunity on existing discussions about Facebook to bring it up: Facebook (and TikTok) store tracking data on iOS that the user CANNOT SEE and CANNOT DELETE: • It s…

It’s stored in your keychain.

Disabling the iCloud keychain doesn’t clear your local copy.

Re: WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability

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Post by input_sh »

datanut wrote: post #4

I wonder how desirable and feasible a [matrix] interop would be.

> Matthew Hodgson, the cofounder of Matrix, which is building an open source standard for encryption and operates the messaging app Element, confirms that his company has worked with WhatsApp on interoperability in an “experimental” way but that he cannot say any more due to signing a nondisclosure agreement. In a talk last weekend, Hodgson demonstrated “hypothetical” architectures for ways that Matrix could connect to the systems of two gatekeepers that don’t use the same encryption protocols.

https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-interoperability-messag...

Matthew also did a Fosdem talk about it about a month ago: https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event/fosdem-2024-3345-open...

Re: WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability

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Post by Krasnol »

ydnaclementine wrote: post #15
irusensei wrote: post #6

Signal or matrix interop would be great. I use WhatsApp as the logistical tool of choice to communicate with my coworkers when away from the company but I wish I could uninstall it. Not my tribe.

Not sure if signal should interopt with data mining software. Keep that stuff isolated

They have usernames now.

Using it with a dedicated username for whatsapp contacts could be a way.

Re: WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability

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Post by organsnyder »

diego_sandoval wrote: post #19
Pannoniae wrote: post #9

The most hilarious part: "Partner represents and warrants that it shall not introduce into WhatsApp’s Systems or Infrastructure, the Sublicensed Encryption Software, or otherwise make accessible to WhatsApp any viruses or any software licensed under the General Public Licence or any similar licence (e.g. GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL), GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGP…

Viruses licensed under the MIT or BSD licenses are OK, though.

The lack of punctuation makes that a totally viable interpretation.

Re: WhatsApp Messaging Interoperability

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Post by crtasm »

Krasnol wrote: post #24
ydnaclementine wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure if signal should interopt with data mining software. Keep that stuff isolated

They have usernames now. Using it with a dedicated username for whatsapp contacts could be a way.

Signal would have to change how they work for that, at present it shares your profile name after you've initiated a chat using the "username" - very confusing choice of wording.
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