WhatsAppβs βE2E encryption by defaultβ claim is a giant consumer fraud: ~95% of private messages on WhatsApp end up in plain-text backups on Apple/Google servers β not E2E-encrypted. Backup encryption is optional, and few people enable it β let alone use strong passwords.
πͺπΊ Telegram sent this message to all its users in France regarding Chat Control. People must know the names of those who try to steal their freedoms:
Today, the European Union nearly banned your right to privacy. It was set to vote on a law that would force apps to scan every private message, turning everyoneβs phone into a spying tool.
France led the push for this authoritarian law. Both former and current Interior Ministers, Bruno Retailleau and Laurent NuΓ±ez, supported it. Last March, they declared that police should see French citizensβ private messages. The Republicans and Macronβs Renaissance group voted for it.
Such measures are supposed to βfight crimeβ, but their real target is regular people. It wouldnβt stop criminals β they could just use VPNs or special websites to hide. Officialsβ and police messages wouldnβt be scanned either, since the law conveniently exempts them from surveillance. Only YOU β ordinary citizens β would face the danger of your private messages and photos being compromised.
Today, we defended privacy: Germanyβs sudden stand saved our rights. But freedoms are still threatened. While French leaders push for total access to private messages, the basic rights of French people β and all Europeans β remain in danger.
Pavel Durov wakes up and does 300 push ups + 300 squats. It's the first thing he does in the morning. He said he's aware it doesn't necessarily makes him more muscular, but it's good for vibration and improving your discipline - since it's something you don't wanna do.
Lessons.