The world as we know it is ending!

F U Facebook!

https://forbes.com/sites/...

Important part:
"In Facebook’s vision, the actual end-to-end encryption client itself such as WhatsApp will include embedded content moderation and blacklist filtering algorithms. These algorithms will be continually updated from a central cloud service, but will run locally on the user’s device, scanning each cleartext message before it is sent and each encrypted message after it is decrypted.

The company even noted that when it detects violations it will need to quietly stream a copy of the formerly encrypted content back to its central servers to analyze further, even if the user objects, acting as true wiretapping service."

Facebook infringing on user privacy again?
Is anyone the least bit surprised?

That's like being surprised when water comes out of your sink. Or digging a hole in the dirt and being surprised when you find more dirt.

@Root your right, but this takes it to a when new level, and sets the precedent for government requirements of such

@linuxxx? Perhaps you can weigh in on this issue?

@norman70688 pfff... Of course not!

@RantSomeWhere that's what the first question mark was for...

I could argue with the pessimistic title.
but yeah fuck facebook anyway...

@RantSomeWhere As end-to-end encryption isn't a human right: No, Facebook does not. Everything else is a matter of usage terms and privacy policies.
Unfortunately.

@RantSomeWhere Usually only classical post office and telecoms are directly affected.
Everything is regulated by GPDR, at least in EU, and even that one is less strict than regulations about the post office - Google had analyzed Gmail mails for advertisements until a a few months ago (Google still analyzes them but not for ads they say).

@chabad360 I simply don't even take whatsapp close to serious when it comes to privacy.

This does seem bad but using whatsapp is already bad enough IMO.

@linuxxx agreed, but this also means that they could in theory just casually read all your files and for that matter do pretty much whatever they want, and it's technically with your permission....

@chabad360 I don't think that permission would hold under the GDPR since people have the right to make an informed decision and who the fuck could easily read their ToS/privacy policy?

I read those fuckers which is partly why I quit whatsapp about 6 years ago but still.

@linuxxx how about non-GDPR countries?...

@chabad360 Maybe local laws... Otherwise simply fucked in the ass by zuck.

@linuxxx zucked

the forbes article was a bit underresearched

https://schneier.com/blog/archives/...

@norman70688 Oh I've got loads of stuff to hide!