Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoA federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut downwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square108linkfedilinkarrow-up1837arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1830arrow-down1external-linkA federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut downwww.techspot.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square108linkfedilinkfile-text
A 10-month Commerce Department probe concluded Meta could view all WhatsApp messages in unencrypted form
minus-squareR00bot@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoHey I work in cyber security. Just because an app has a backdoor doesn’t mean that the backdoor can be accessed by anyone. Accessing this backdoor would likely mean compromising meta themselves, not just the app or its communications.
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI’m sure you must receive lots of annoying questions because of the work you do, so thanks a lot for the insight!
Hey I work in cyber security. Just because an app has a backdoor doesn’t mean that the backdoor can be accessed by anyone. Accessing this backdoor would likely mean compromising meta themselves, not just the app or its communications.
I’m sure you must receive lots of annoying questions because of the work you do, so thanks a lot for the insight!