BeepMar 13

Instagram quietly drops end-to-end encrypted chats

https://lemmus.org/post/20815993

Show threadEager EagleMar 13
shocking
Show threadartyom
The shocking thing was that they implemented it in the first place.
Mar 13 at 7:21pmWeb
Show threadLeonMar 13
You cannot convince me that it was true end to end encryption. They had an eye in every chat.
Show threadartyomMar 13

I wouldn’t try to LOL

But there is valid reasoning for it. The metadata is equally as valuable as the actual content. That’s why WhatsApp is so profitable. If more people are using it then it could be seen as worth the tradeoff.

Show threadEager EagleMar 13
well, they can have true E2EE and still be able to read or exfiltrate the messages, because they control both ends…
Show threadJännätMar 14
My guess is that they implemented e2ee (or at least they claimed to do it) so people wouldn’t be as likely to switch to actually secure messaging platforms. “See here, pleb, our systems are very secure too. You don’t want to switch to Signal, and your friends are all here anyhow”