• @loutr@sh.itjust.works
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    1010 months ago

    They don’t want to ban encryption, they want to block encrypted chat apps, precisely so they don’t have to build backdoors. AFAIK it’s not possible to break signal/WhatsApp encryption without access to the targeted device, and once you have access you can get the messages directly without having to break the encryption.

    • hswolf
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      1410 months ago

      There’s no encryption that a 5$ wrench and a bit o time can’t break

    • foremanguy
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      310 months ago

      Do we know if the WhatsApp encryption is not breakable, if yes how? It could maybe have backdoors inside

      • @loutr@sh.itjust.works
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        310 months ago

        I guess it could, as we have to take meta’s word for it, and a quick google search hasn’t turned up any independent security audit.