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		cguess 71 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Washington Post's Privacy Tip: Stop Using Chrome, ... It's not encrypted by default, WhatsApp is.

Kinrany 69 days ago | [–]

It doesn't blatantly spy on things you do outside of it

geraldhh 71 days ago | [–]

yes it is.

it does not do the e2e hat-trick thou

TsiCClawOfLight 70 days ago | [–]

Encryption without E2EE is completely worthless for the threat model discussed here.

kstrauser 70 days ago | | [–]

That’s right. It’s either E2EE, or it’s not encrypted IMHO.

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