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r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • Feb 17 '25
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encrypted messaging app
26 u/rebbsitor Feb 17 '25 Is it like Whatsapp? 144 u/False-Ad273 Feb 17 '25 Yes but better. 59 u/xraynorx Feb 17 '25 Like way better. 85 u/APKID716 Feb 17 '25 Considering Whatsapp is owned by Facebook it’s almost certainly stealing data in some capacity 11 u/son1dow Feb 17 '25 The former owner of whatsapp has criticized meta over privacy concerns. Originally he was promised things that meta later reneged on 2 u/2018MunchieOfTheYear Feb 18 '25 surprised pikachu face 4 u/wOlfLisK Feb 17 '25 As far as I know, everything on WhatsApp is encrypted so Facebook can't see what you're sending but I'm sure they collect anything else they can get their hands on. 8 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Only messages are supposed to be encrypted. 4 u/Dobby_1235 Feb 17 '25 Let's face it, they almost certainly have a backdoor, so they can access messages if they really wanted/needed to. 5 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
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Is it like Whatsapp?
144 u/False-Ad273 Feb 17 '25 Yes but better. 59 u/xraynorx Feb 17 '25 Like way better. 85 u/APKID716 Feb 17 '25 Considering Whatsapp is owned by Facebook it’s almost certainly stealing data in some capacity 11 u/son1dow Feb 17 '25 The former owner of whatsapp has criticized meta over privacy concerns. Originally he was promised things that meta later reneged on 2 u/2018MunchieOfTheYear Feb 18 '25 surprised pikachu face 4 u/wOlfLisK Feb 17 '25 As far as I know, everything on WhatsApp is encrypted so Facebook can't see what you're sending but I'm sure they collect anything else they can get their hands on. 8 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Only messages are supposed to be encrypted. 4 u/Dobby_1235 Feb 17 '25 Let's face it, they almost certainly have a backdoor, so they can access messages if they really wanted/needed to. 5 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
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Yes but better.
59 u/xraynorx Feb 17 '25 Like way better. 85 u/APKID716 Feb 17 '25 Considering Whatsapp is owned by Facebook it’s almost certainly stealing data in some capacity 11 u/son1dow Feb 17 '25 The former owner of whatsapp has criticized meta over privacy concerns. Originally he was promised things that meta later reneged on 2 u/2018MunchieOfTheYear Feb 18 '25 surprised pikachu face 4 u/wOlfLisK Feb 17 '25 As far as I know, everything on WhatsApp is encrypted so Facebook can't see what you're sending but I'm sure they collect anything else they can get their hands on. 8 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Only messages are supposed to be encrypted. 4 u/Dobby_1235 Feb 17 '25 Let's face it, they almost certainly have a backdoor, so they can access messages if they really wanted/needed to. 5 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
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Like way better.
85 u/APKID716 Feb 17 '25 Considering Whatsapp is owned by Facebook it’s almost certainly stealing data in some capacity 11 u/son1dow Feb 17 '25 The former owner of whatsapp has criticized meta over privacy concerns. Originally he was promised things that meta later reneged on 2 u/2018MunchieOfTheYear Feb 18 '25 surprised pikachu face 4 u/wOlfLisK Feb 17 '25 As far as I know, everything on WhatsApp is encrypted so Facebook can't see what you're sending but I'm sure they collect anything else they can get their hands on. 8 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Only messages are supposed to be encrypted. 4 u/Dobby_1235 Feb 17 '25 Let's face it, they almost certainly have a backdoor, so they can access messages if they really wanted/needed to. 5 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
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Considering Whatsapp is owned by Facebook it’s almost certainly stealing data in some capacity
11 u/son1dow Feb 17 '25 The former owner of whatsapp has criticized meta over privacy concerns. Originally he was promised things that meta later reneged on 2 u/2018MunchieOfTheYear Feb 18 '25 surprised pikachu face 4 u/wOlfLisK Feb 17 '25 As far as I know, everything on WhatsApp is encrypted so Facebook can't see what you're sending but I'm sure they collect anything else they can get their hands on. 8 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Only messages are supposed to be encrypted. 4 u/Dobby_1235 Feb 17 '25 Let's face it, they almost certainly have a backdoor, so they can access messages if they really wanted/needed to. 5 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
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The former owner of whatsapp has criticized meta over privacy concerns. Originally he was promised things that meta later reneged on
2 u/2018MunchieOfTheYear Feb 18 '25 surprised pikachu face
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surprised pikachu face
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As far as I know, everything on WhatsApp is encrypted so Facebook can't see what you're sending but I'm sure they collect anything else they can get their hands on.
8 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Only messages are supposed to be encrypted. 4 u/Dobby_1235 Feb 17 '25 Let's face it, they almost certainly have a backdoor, so they can access messages if they really wanted/needed to. 5 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
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Only messages are supposed to be encrypted.
4 u/Dobby_1235 Feb 17 '25 Let's face it, they almost certainly have a backdoor, so they can access messages if they really wanted/needed to. 5 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
Let's face it, they almost certainly have a backdoor, so they can access messages if they really wanted/needed to.
5 u/Phrodo_00 Feb 17 '25 Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
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Even if they don't now, not a lot stops them from updating the app with one.
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u/SaltyDolphin78 Feb 17 '25
encrypted messaging app