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Some mainstream media outlets seem to be going out of their way to spin a softer narrative on-behalf of Whatsapp/FB. They seem to believe that users may be too stupid to understand Facebook's moves and subsequent public relations. Looking at you New York Times.


I mean the people's reaction is out of scale with the people's prior reaction to these things, but that's fine with me: it's an overdue correction.

- WhatsApp: Oh wait, SMS etc. is completely insecure

- Signal: Oh wait, WhatsApp is structurally unable to be a force for privacy

- Matrix: Oh wait, even benevolent centralization is an unnecessary risk

I look forward to the public's increasing wisdom with these matter.




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