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A federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut down (www.techspot.com)
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A 10-month Commerce Department probe concluded Meta could view all WhatsApp messages in unencrypted form

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (8 children)

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???

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    Then they might get in trouble for false advertising.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    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.

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