hackris

Damn, sounds like an incredibly dangerous chemical

Why do they keep it a secret?

That's the thing. I read something online, my friends tried to explain, and I didn't really understand. After your explanation, I finally get it :)

Thanks for the clear and concise explanation :)

Can you explain neurodivergence?

I wear both. I use Gentoo

I just realized this. When I got the laptop, the contract with the carrier still had one month left. That's when I created my WhatsApp account, and I've never used the phone number since (guess I really don't use any other shitty software). Thanks for bringing this to my attention because I would have definitely tried to use it and be very disappointed :)

I like how you just assume that the content of the messages is the only thing they care about. The app is proprietary goddamnit.

I would actually argue that this argument is more suited for Greece. I was born here and live here now, and the bueraucracy is absolutely horrendous. If you have money, however, you pay a lawyer and they do everything for you. And, at least on the islands, the police literally doesn't work. I used to drive about 30 km daily... when I was 13. I saw a police car at least once a week (way too frequently for Greece), even drove by them, greeted them, never got caught.

Bonus points:

1. The GDPR, while far from perfect, still applies here;
2. many people live here that cannot, for the life of them, use computers. Digitalization is starting to emerge here and it's still in it's infancy, but even when they are done, you will still be able to do any government actions the "analog" way;
3. since this is Greece, where democracy emerged, people do their best to protect it (although lately this isn't working out too well).

I personally don't trust any E2EE, where the client is not FOSS. Like, how can I verify it's:

1. Actually E2EE; and
2. if it is, that the keys aren't being sent to the company?

I did the same. A relative of mine bought a decommisioned ThinkPad from their workplace and it came with a SIM card. The company contract on it expired after a while, so I wrote the number down and tossed it. Now I have a disposable number to sign up with for shitty software :)

Who owns the keys? Say it out loud with me: Meta.