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submitted 11 months ago by Thisfox@sopuli.xyz to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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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[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 26 points 11 months ago

That's clever about the pregnancy.

I would have thought it was about a case of herpes that you caught from your girlfriend and then gave to your mom.

[-] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And that’s why privacy is important - the assumptions and decisions an algorithm makes are not necessarily correct, often not even close.

Edit:before someone wants to be smart: yes, I know it’s a joke.

[-] PupBiru@kbin.social 3 points 11 months ago

ml doesn’t understand jokes very well, so honestly it’s not a shit example lol

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 11 months ago

This made me laugh. Thanks

this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
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