Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoSignal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsAppwww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square223fedilinkarrow-up1736arrow-down112
arrow-up1724arrow-down1external-linkSignal and Threema want nothing to do with WhatsAppwww.androidpolice.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square223fedilink
minus-squarea1studmuffin 🇦🇺linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·4 months agoWhatsApp is closed source, and obviously it must be able to decrypt messages for the end user to read them. Anything could happen to the unencrypted data at this point. Therefore it’s less secure allowing conversations to flow into that app.
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoRe-read my comment please. I’m talking about Matrix, not whatsapp. Not downvoting because you are correct, but it is out of context.
WhatsApp is closed source, and obviously it must be able to decrypt messages for the end user to read them. Anything could happen to the unencrypted data at this point. Therefore it’s less secure allowing conversations to flow into that app.
Re-read my comment please. I’m talking about Matrix, not whatsapp. Not downvoting because you are correct, but it is out of context.
Thanks for clarifying, my bad!