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squarefoot on Sept 28, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages Wit...

The question should be why on Earth would they ask access to encrypted messages if they couldn't already decrypt them, or be able to do that soon.

aianus on Sept 28, 2019 | [–]

You can infer a lot of information from the metadata, like the volume and timing of messages.

IshKebab on Sept 28, 2019 | [–]

They're after the metadata. Who contacted who, and how often.

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