Matty Roses@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agoEU parliament votes against scanning of private chatswww.patrick-breyer.deexternal-linkmessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlbuyeuropean@feddit.ukeurope@feddit.orgPurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.worldprivacy@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldupliftingnews@lemmy.worldeuropa@lemmy.world
arrow-up1329arrow-down1external-linkEU parliament votes against scanning of private chatswww.patrick-breyer.deMatty Roses@lemmy.today to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 months agomessage-square20linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlbuyeuropean@feddit.ukeurope@feddit.orgPurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.worldprivacy@programming.devtechnology@lemmy.worldupliftingnews@lemmy.worldeuropa@lemmy.world
minus-squarelumen@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up31·4 months 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-up7·4 months 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-up2·4 months 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.