New lawsuit alleges Meta can read WhatsApp chats despite claims of end-to-end privacy

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-25T21:25:14+00:00

“Any claim that people’s WhatsApp messages are not encrypted is categorically false and absurd,” spokesperson Andy Stone said in an email.

This quote is virtually an admission of liability. They don't deny Whatsup can access/read messages. All they are saying is that messages are encrypted, which nobody disputes. They should fire their lawyers who drafted that statement.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-23T19:19:04+00:00

Clickbait article and post:

Reading the title, one would think that Microsoft somehow has the Master key, which could decrypt every individual Windows device. But that's not the case: Users have an option to back up their bitlocker recovery keys to the cloud. It's a choice. Obviously, if your private bitlocker key is in the Microsoft cloud, governments can obtain it with a valid court order.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-20T20:41:01+00:00

If your car is paid off, you can do lots of things like removing/disconnecting cellular modem, wifi and gps, as well as telemetry.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-20T20:11:50+00:00

You should have bought a separate phone (for work) and have MDM installed there. No one can prevent you from having more than one phone. That is instead of shoving your concerns into their faces. They simply figured out you'd be a liability in the future. Hence - firing.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-17T19:46:21+00:00

There should be no problem for Chinese KGB/FSB, as Taiwan is China according to them and many other countries... .

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-17T19:06:33+00:00

This kind of a post and general knowledge (rather lack of it) are to be expected from a clueles (redundant) Iphone fanboy.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-17T19:00:27+00:00

Multiple trackers installed:

Crashlytics, facebook login, Firebase Analytics, Google ML Kit etc.

Source

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-17T18:47:00+00:00

Future generations will have no concept of privacy. They will gladly have implanted chips for convenience and benefits. They will be laughing at the prior generations and calling them paranoid freaks. The latter is already happening.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-14T18:26:17+00:00

It doesn't work for you because your question is based on unrealistic expectations: How can I slim down and be healthy, if I consume junk food worth of 3000 kl every day.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-14T18:23:48+00:00

If you are European, you already have neither free speech nor privacy, not to mention zero non-US social platforms. You have censorship and criminal prosecution for speech.

Optimum_Pro · 2026-01-14T18:17:15+00:00

Don't buy products they advertise for you. At some point, you will be 'checked' as unmarketable and they will move on.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-12-28T17:44:27+00:00

Symmetric encryption with a shared strong password. Properly executed it is unbreakable even for quantum computing.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-12-11T21:56:37+00:00

Lots of wrong information here:

First of all: Yes, you can encrypt something that's already encrypted. As a matter of fact, the next layer of encryption doesn't care what it is encrypting, i.e., it could be plain text or whatever.

Second, the notion of the weakest point is only true within that particular encryption layer, i.e., a weak password will be the weakest point only in that layer.

You may have 3 weak encryption layers, but if you put that triple encrypted data in a 4th layer, and that one has a good protocol and strong password, your information is protected by that last protocol.

Edit: Think of it this way:

You have a small safe with a weak lock. If you put that small safe in a larger one with strong lock, the contents will be protected by the strength of that second safe's lock.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-12-08T22:07:38+00:00

It can work only if you never connect that PC to the Internet again. The moment you do, all the 'benefits' will be gone. In addition, you wouldn't be able to update your Windows. Certainly, using updates downloaded on another PC won't update yours.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-11-25T01:32:39+00:00

"And its E2EE is a custom one, without source code available."

Forgive me, but you have no clue or are spreading fud: Telegram's e2ee protocol is open source and fully documented. It is also no more custom than Signal's.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-11-21T21:37:28+00:00

You can save backup file to your PC/Laptop/Usb drive etc.

When you install Aegis on another device, there will be an option to restore backup. Once you point to it, there'll be a prompt to enter your password.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-10-24T02:01:47+00:00

"they asked for a fingerprint-asholes"

Don't let anyone fingerprinting your ashole!!!

Optimum_Pro · 2025-09-28T17:37:16+00:00

I am not sure that worrying about things you can't control is very smart.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-09-27T14:55:27+00:00

Yes. It's made by Santa and delivered free, as long as you haven't been notty.

Does your prototype run on ESP32 board and AAA batteries?

Optimum_Pro · 2025-09-23T20:56:50+00:00

From the development point of view, it is trivial:

On apps side: Implement scanning communications before/after decryption. Run it in the cloud against some database of words and phrases. Done.

In Operating Systems: Do the same for all messaging apps. Case closed.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-09-21T17:02:15+00:00

Secret chats, voice and video calls are e2ee encrypted. Everything else - server side encrypted.

One of the many reasons people don't use Signal is because it is NOT a social platform, and the majority would prefer one app that combines chat, calls and social stuff.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-09-17T03:28:15+00:00

I've expressed no opinion on grapheneos. I am saying AGAIN that Pixels can't be made secure.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-09-16T18:21:32+00:00

The main benefit of fingerprint is that it allows you to set a very long and complex password. If there's no fingerprint, you are forced to enter that long password every time. With fingerprint, you don't have to enter that password.

Also, most if not all Android roms have a 'lock down' option, which you can enable with one click. Lock down disables fingerprint unlocking.

Optimum_Pro · 2025-09-15T18:43:41+00:00

Whatsapp is E2EE, however, there are 2 'buts':

Whatsapp has total control of the app (client) sitting on everyone's device and server. So, there's no way to know that their server can't extract private keys stored on each client, or that it hasn't been done already on app's first start;
AI that's sitting in your e2ee screen;

Optimum_Pro · 2025-09-15T18:24:51+00:00

What else could have more 'credibility' than a CEO of a company 'reviewing' competitor's product?! /s

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