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January 13, 2017 10:11 pm PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DH6ulLzh8bs/whatsapp-facebooks-ability.html
Whatsapp: Facebook's ability to decrypt messages is a "limitation," not a "defect"
Facebook spokespeople and cryptographers say that Facebook's decision to implement Open Whisper Systems' end-to-end cryptographic messaging protocol in such a way as to allow Facebook to decrypt them later without the user's knowledge reflects a "limitation" -- a compromise that allows users to continue conversations as they move from device to device -- and not a "defect." (more…)
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