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0 pointsthe_arun5y ago0 comments

end-to-end encrypted with encryption key managed by WhatsApp/FB. Users don't own the key.

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I thought you generated the key pair on your device and never sent the private key, not even to WhatsApp? Isn't that the idea behind the Signal protocol, which WhatsApp uses?

kardos5y ago

That's the theory. The closed source nature means that the WhatsApp app could send the key back to WhatsApp. How would you know if it does or doesn't?

Biganon5y ago

Analyze the traffic between your phone and the Internet?

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Biganon5y ago

I thought you generated the key pair on your device and never sent the private key, not even to WhatsApp? Isn't that the idea behind the Signal protocol, which WhatsApp uses?

kardos5y ago

That's the theory. The closed source nature means that the WhatsApp app could send the key back to WhatsApp. How would you know if it does or doesn't?

Biganon5y ago

Analyze the traffic between your phone and the Internet?

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