@VICE @motherboard in Germany is spreading a lie that @facebook @messenger end-to-end encrypted "secret conversations" can be decrypted; because the author @ok_but_why does not know what an HMAC is …
I know, because I led the project. #lol
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This is not exactly news, @ok_but_why.
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WITHOUT THE SENDER NOTICING, A RECIPIENT CAN 'FORWARD' A MESSAGE TO SOMEONE ELSE! THIS IS NOT A BACKDOOR IN THE STRICTEST TECHNICAL SENSE, BUT...
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