A question about secure chats
from Thisfox@sopuli.xyz to privacy@lemmy.ml on 29 Nov 2023 08:05
https://sopuli.xyz/post/6384610
from Thisfox@sopuli.xyz to privacy@lemmy.ml on 29 Nov 2023 08:05
https://sopuli.xyz/post/6384610
Two questions.
My family insist on using Whatsapp for the family chats. I have to keep a copy on a device just so I can communicate with them. I do so under protest, as I was always told it isn’t secure. My brother has just said
“oh Whatsapp is encrypted, it’s perfectly secure”.
First, is it actually as encrypted and safe as my brother claims? That would solve everything.
Second, if it isn’t, where can I get some proof that we should switch to Telegram or whatever? Proof which doesn’t make me look like a raving loony?
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Cybersec researcher here. The content of your chat is encrypted end to end. Their servers can’t read what you write. This is because they use the same protocol as signal, x3dh and double ratchet. However, they can and will collect everything else. Contact info, for example, phone, etc
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