Matty Roses@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agoEU parliament votes against scanning of private chatswww.patrick-breyer.deexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1340arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1340arrow-down1external-linkEU parliament votes against scanning of private chatswww.patrick-breyer.deMatty Roses@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 5 days agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squarelumen@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up31·5 days agoNot true for WhatsApp. It has a report function that forwards the last 5 messages in the conversation to Meta when used.
minus-squarebless@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 days agoCould it be that the client (who has the keys to decrypt the message) just forwards those messages when the report is sent?
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoDidnt know that, i think i havent used it for over a decade.
Not true for WhatsApp. It has a report function that forwards the last 5 messages in the conversation to Meta when used.
Could it be that the client (who has the keys to decrypt the message) just forwards those messages when the report is sent?
Yes, that’s exactly how it works.
Didnt know that, i think i havent used it for over a decade.