Some are quick to promote apps as being safe for your use just because they are encrypted. I will talk about how many of the popular apps that are commonly t...
He is saying that encryption makes you a target:
Well, WhatsApp is encrypted. So with approximately 2 billion people that all are getting targeted, being targeted isn’t bad anymore, because there are so many targets.
Signal can track metadata: Where is the proof, where is the reference, where is anything of that?
Moxie Marlinspike showed all his metadate in a talk of his. The only metadata there is to read is “lastSeen” and “accountCreated” which says basically nothing. No groups, no contacts, no everything.
Bold assertion to say otherwise without any kind of proof.
To push back on this as well, encryption only makes you a target where encryption is abnormal/illegal. For example, making an encrypted phone call in UAE via FaceTime would get flagged immediately since it’s illegal. Use of encryption in most countries is incredibly common since it’s used for banking, general websites, etc. It’s not just about messaging. Even if it was, your point stands.
Signal can track metadata
This YouTuber is actually notorious for not posting sources to his claims. Which is just goofy since he considers himself to be a source of non-mainstream information on privacy.
He annoys me so much. It’s awesome that he points out privacy issues and raises awareness. But he always points out things which are possible in theory as facts which are already happening at large. Like after some researchers showed that it might be possible to keep track of location data by using the gyroscope feature, he started to say that all non foss apps are doing that.
I don’t know…
He is saying that encryption makes you a target: Well, WhatsApp is encrypted. So with approximately 2 billion people that all are getting targeted, being targeted isn’t bad anymore, because there are so many targets.
Signal can track metadata: Where is the proof, where is the reference, where is anything of that? Moxie Marlinspike showed all his metadate in a talk of his. The only metadata there is to read is “lastSeen” and “accountCreated” which says basically nothing. No groups, no contacts, no everything. Bold assertion to say otherwise without any kind of proof.
To push back on this as well, encryption only makes you a target where encryption is abnormal/illegal. For example, making an encrypted phone call in UAE via FaceTime would get flagged immediately since it’s illegal. Use of encryption in most countries is incredibly common since it’s used for banking, general websites, etc. It’s not just about messaging. Even if it was, your point stands.
This YouTuber is actually notorious for not posting sources to his claims. Which is just goofy since he considers himself to be a source of non-mainstream information on privacy.
He annoys me so much. It’s awesome that he points out privacy issues and raises awareness. But he always points out things which are possible in theory as facts which are already happening at large. Like after some researchers showed that it might be possible to keep track of location data by using the gyroscope feature, he started to say that all non foss apps are doing that.
Yeah, without a doubt. That classifies him really well.