A revived EU proposal backed by 19 member states could force apps like WhatsApp and Signal to scan encrypted messages, raising alarm over privacy and surveillance.
Can anyone confirm this? I thought it was e2e but meta sill could read content since they had permission to monitor the app on the device including contents.
The security of E2E relies on the endpoints. Meta owns the closed source endpoints so if they want access, there is nothing you can do (remember client-side scanning?). The moderation functionality in Whatsapp already breaks E2E. That feature thankfully doesn’t exist in Signal.
Also I’m surprised no one ever mentions metadata. That is absolutely not private with WA, and it’s a gold mine for Meta.
Can anyone confirm this? I thought it was e2e but meta sill could read content since they had permission to monitor the app on the device including contents.
The security of E2E relies on the endpoints. Meta owns the closed source endpoints so if they want access, there is nothing you can do (remember client-side scanning?). The moderation functionality in Whatsapp already breaks E2E. That feature thankfully doesn’t exist in Signal.
Also I’m surprised no one ever mentions metadata. That is absolutely not private with WA, and it’s a gold mine for Meta.