Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoA federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut downwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1821arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1814arrow-down1external-linkA federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut downwww.techspot.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square105fedilinkfile-text
A 10-month Commerce Department probe concluded Meta could view all WhatsApp messages in unencrypted form
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·3 days agoC’mon. It’s not that hard. You’re making the assumption that Andy Stone is telling the truth, with a gotchya astrict. What if…the big business just…LIES???
minus-squareilli@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoThe best lies have some kind of truth in them. Half truths are way more effective than complete falsehoods.
minus-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days ago a gotchya astrict Asterisk? This little fella? *
minus-squarecount_duckula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoNah, probably meant the other little fella - Asterix the Gaul.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThen they might get in trouble for false advertising.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days agoIn what world do you live where billionsires face actual consequences? Worst case scenario, Meta pays a small fine, and doesn’t even blink. The day just goes on.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoI mean yeah, but they’d usually not pay even a small fine (or pay for legal proceedings), so it’s a lot more efficient to use conveniently placed loopholes.
minus-squareElvith Ma'for@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoGDPR has entered the chat …assuming the EU representatives have some balls
C’mon. It’s not that hard. You’re making the assumption that Andy Stone is telling the truth, with a gotchya astrict.
What if…the big business just…LIES???
The best lies have some kind of truth in them. Half truths are way more effective than complete falsehoods.
Asterisk? This little fella? *
Nah, probably meant the other little fella - Asterix the Gaul.
Then they might get in trouble for false advertising.
In what world do you live where billionsires face actual consequences?
Worst case scenario, Meta pays a small fine, and doesn’t even blink. The day just goes on.
I mean yeah, but they’d usually not pay even a small fine (or pay for legal proceedings), so it’s a lot more efficient to use conveniently placed loopholes.
GDPR has entered the chat
…assuming the EU representatives have some balls
Let’s hope!!