Lol says the "reddthat" user. Actually it's a good instance name, but the irony ...
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The article unfortunately isn't much better when read in it's entirety. A unique identifier is sent along with an encrypted payload. The entire set is then encrypted again in transit. But the author claims the identifier is sent "cleartext".
This coupled with repeated "russian bad" comments peppered throughout. Article is bad.
The entire article seems like an attack. The author finds a unique identifier and adds "Russia bad" throughout.
States the information is in cleartext but then explains how everything is encrypted (in transit).
What will the author do if they intercepted any single online stores transfer of credit card details. Also encrypted in transit but Is that also deemed as cleartext? Or is that okay?
I don't think much new is learnt here. WhatsApp also sends metadata in "cleartext" (not really, as it's encrypted in transit, but this article called that "cleartext").
I'm sure they taste great, but my mind is seeing the science class at college with a shelf full of dead small animals in jars.