Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoA federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut downwww.techspot.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1314file-text
arrow-up1314external-linkA federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut downwww.techspot.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
A 10-month Commerce Department probe concluded Meta could view all WhatsApp messages in unencrypted form
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 hours 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-squareVictor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 hours ago a gotchya astrict Asterisk? This little fella? *
minus-squarecount_duckula@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 hours agoNah, probably meant the other little fella - Asterix the Gaul.
minus-squareilli@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 hours agoThe best lies have some kind of truth in them. Half truths are way more effective than complete falsehoods.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoThen they might get in trouble for false advertising.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 hours 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-up2·6 hours 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-up2·5 hours 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???
Asterisk? This little fella? *
Nah, probably meant the other little fella - Asterix the Gaul.
The best lies have some kind of truth in them. Half truths are way more effective than complete falsehoods.
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