This drewa lot ofcriticismfrom privacy activists as to why the company is delaying its plans towards private messaging.
Where are we at now?
Why is the E2EE rollout going to take longer?
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One of the biggest challenges was to tackle Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).
Thats a huge hindrance.
Theres also an argument about how WhatsApp operates differently from Messenger and Instagram.
On the other hand, Messenger and Instagram are about building social contacts and connecting with more folks.
So theres a larger chance of abuse behind encryption walls.
c’mon stop with this.
Child safety is not FUD, nor disingenuous.
However, the same technique will have some impact on CSAM scanning efforts.
you might learn more about the survey, and its takeaway inPfefferkorns thread.
This is a good thread and I think people should read it & absorb the complexity and details.
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“But are they proportionate?”
you’re talking about the risks but not the benefits of making the conversation of 2.7 billion people private.
So theres scope for Facebook to deploy a solution thats private and safe.
But here on Earth 1, companies are deploying those anti-abuse features into private photo backup services.
Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green)November 22, 2021
What are other apps doing?
All of its chats and calls are secured behind encryption.
Its channels content is public so it can catch illegal activities.
The company has hada bad repwith its privacy-related practicesin the past.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”
