Britain admits defeat in its controversial fight to break encryption.
Tech companies and privacy activists are claiming victory after an eleventh-hour concession by the British government.
The UK government has admitted that the technology needed to securely scan encrypted messages sent on Signal and WhatsApp doesn’t exist, weakening its controversial Online Safety Bill.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/britain-admits-defeat-in-online-safety-bill-encryption
#UK #OnlineSafetyBill #OSB #Internet #WhatsApp #Signal #Encryption #Legal #Law
#law #legal #Encryption #Signal #WhatsApp #Internet #osb #OnlineSafetyBill #UK
'Amazon, Google, Facebook and more: the EU officially names the gatekeepers of the digital economy'
'...platforms will have to ask users for their explicit permission before combining the personal data obtained from different services, such as Instagram and Facebook, both owned by Meta, and producing targeted advertising.'
#Amazon #Google #Alphabet #Facebook #Meta #EU #Bytedance #TikTok #Microsoft #LinkedIn #Windows #Apple #YouTube #ads #advertising #Instagram #Whatsapp
#WhatsApp #Instagram #advertising #ads #YouTube #Apple #Windows #linkedin #Microsoft #TikTok #bytedance #EU #Meta #Facebook #alphabet #Google #Amazon
The UK is poised to force a bad law on the Internet.
WhatsApp and Signal have threatened to shut down services in Britain if the Online Safety Bill includes restrictions that undermine encryption. The government is pushing it through anyway.
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/the-uk-is-poised-to-force-a-bad-law-on-the-internet
#UK #OnlineSafetyBill #OSB #Internet #WhatsApp #Signal #Encryption #Legal #Law
#law #legal #Encryption #Signal #WhatsApp #Internet #osb #OnlineSafetyBill #UK
WhatsApp group insults grounds for firing, German court says – DW
>Justice department alleges rocket company refused to consider asylum seekers and refugees for jobs because of citizenship status
https://www.dw.com/en/whatsapp-group-insults-grounds-for-firing-german-court-says/a-66625000 #Germany #SocialMedia #WhatsApp #METS
#mets #WhatsApp #SocialMedia #Germany
A ver si mi ilustráis. Partiendo de que se dispone de una tarifa de llamadas ilimitadas, ¿qué sentido tiene utilizar las llamadas de #WhatsApp?
El lag es terrible, la calidad del audio es malísima. Entonces, ¿por qué?
WhatsApp plant Einführung von Passkey-Sicherheit
WhatsApp-Nutzer:innen kennen verschiedene Möglichkeiten, ihre Konten zu schützen - beispielsweise durch herkömm
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/whatsapp-plant-einfuehrung-von-passkey-sicherheit/
#News #Tellerrand #1Password #Android #Apple #Biometrie #FIDOAlliance #Fingerabdruck #Gesichtserkennung #Google #ICloudKeychain #IOS17 #IPadOS17 #MacOSSonoma #Meta #Microsoft #Passkey #Safari #Sicherheit #TikTok #Update #WABetaInfo #WhatsApp
#News #tellerrand #1password #android #Apple #biometrie #fidoalliance #fingerabdruck #gesichtserkennung #google #icloudkeychain #ios17 #ipados17 #macossonoma #meta #microsoft #passkey #safari #sicherheit #tiktok #update #wabetainfo #WhatsApp
WhatsApp's latest beta update foreshadows a new email-based security feature, an extra layer of defense for user accounts, amid a host of exciting enhancements.
Read more: https://trendotech.com/2023/08/06/whatsapp-targets-enhanced-security-with-new-email-based-feature/
#securityupdate #WhatsApp #MetaNews
If you are looking for an open source encrypted federated messenger app that looks and behaves like #whatsapp or #telegram, look no further than #Deltachat. https://delta.chat/
It works (tm) with your whole social graph already and is available for all the operating systems you are using, both on mobile and desktop.
#WhatsApp #Telegram #deltachat
@socialhack technisch gesehen ist es dann ein Verstoß gegen #Netzneutralität wenn #WhatsApp entdrosselt wird aber z.B. #XMPP, #IRC oder #Zulip nicht.
#NotLegalAdvice aber ich würd's wegen dem postfaktischen #SecurityTheater eh nicht kaufen...
#anonym #prepaid #securitytheater #notlegaladvice #zulip #IRC #XMPP #WhatsApp #netzneutralitat
@neurovagrant @iatendril @Seirdy @vamanimal @itzzenxx
Very simple: Whilst there are very large Servers for #XMPP and #eMail, it's not as if there's only one provider for each...
Unlike say @signalapp which is as centralized as #MicrosoftTeams, #Slack, #Zoom and #WhatsApp...
With XMPP - #OMEMO and #PGP/MIME you own the keys and have 100% self-custody, so on proper #E2EE you are in control.
You can decide whom to trust and whom not.
You can do #KeyExchange the way you see fit & verify them.
#keyexchange #e2ee #pgp #omemo #WhatsApp #Zoom #Slack #MicrosoftTeams #Email #XMPP
Got sick and tired of Suckerberg's attacks on the data on my phone. I'm throwing out #WhatsApp and giving #Signal another go.
https://www.howtogeek.com/708916/what-is-signal-and-why-is-everyone-using-it/
@clickhere Wait: #WhatsApp downtime shows us that a centralized service is able to shutdown communication for billions of people at once (by accident or intended) and your solution is to switch to @signalapp … another centralized service 🤨🤯
@goncalor Wait: #WhatsApp downtime shows us that a centralized service is able to shutdown communication for billions of people at once (by accident or intended) and your solution is to switch to @signalapp … another centralized service 🤨🤯
Oh how convenient it is, BoJo forgot the password for a device with crucial evidence. Considering his track record and constant lying, I wonder who's going to believe this BS :blobfoxangrylaugh: https://archive.is/09RTm #UKPol #WhatsApp #Tories #BorisJohnson #Messenger #Politics
#Politics #messenger #borisjohnson #tories #WhatsApp #ukpol