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Warning: Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today
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I've never used Instagram DM before and now won't ever use it. I've never even used Instagram either.
QuarterSwede
macrumors G4
Then why are you commenting?
artifex
macrumors 6502a
Last time I read about this, they hadn't yet said what will happen to the messages that were encrypted and stored within the period it was available. So they could become unreadable, or they may unencrypt them all when you sign in next. Who knows?
And this is possibly the most important thing to take away. Meta might decide to do it to either or both of those later, with the same lack of warning. Probably not, but: the precedence has now been set.
einsteinbqat
macrumors 6502a
Not enough people enabled the feature… duh! It’s opt-in and buried in the settings. Why was it not enabled by default? Or let’s take it the other way around. Enable it by default, and offer an opt-out button. See how many people disable the feature… Zuck s0cks
What do you expect when Woody Allen is your CTO?
I've worn glasses for decades. Just by looking at Mark's ear, I can tell that those glasses aren't comfortable to wear for more than a short period of time.
I don’t use instagram or X or Facebook.
But it is sad end to end encryption is going.
Apple’ss total control over the software is also its Achilles heal opening it up to government overreach in this case.
Let’s not beat around the bush this is purely a vehicle for spying on its citizens and everyone should care. We’re not going to get the billionaires to pay their fair share of tax if they can spy on you to stop it
But it is sad end to end encryption is going.
Apple’ss total control over the software is also its Achilles heal opening it up to government overreach in this case.
Let’s not beat around the bush this is purely a vehicle for spying on its citizens and everyone should care. We’re not going to get the billionaires to pay their fair share of tax if they can spy on you to stop it
CATiNTHESTORE
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they're not prescription glasses, they're some sort of smart glasses. You can see the little cameras over the left eye. Probably Meta glasses, but I'm no expert and don't really care. 😉
Parowdy
macrumors 68000
Yeah and the worst part is it’s operated by 20.000 people apparently.
I’m 100% confident I can walk around the campus and gather a couple dozen philosophy and IT students (a surprising amount studies both) and create a better version of it.
But who would want something that already exists…
Instagram needs to be dismantled.
Parowdy
macrumors 68000
GeoStructural
macrumors 65816
Don't be discouraged, Instagram is terrified of TikTok, and rightfully so because engagement figures favor the latter.
Facebook is doing even worst, inactivity, account deletions, little engagement, and very low new sign ups. In fact, the majority of the content on Facebook comes from shared links of content generated elsewhere, not in the platform.
WhatsApp is testing ads, intrusive ones, so I am pretty sure that the usability and user satisfaction is going to be affected. Users are already mad with the amount of scammers and the fricking AI chatbot that no one asked for in the first place.
dampfnudel
macrumors 603
I swore off Facebook just today. I’ll leave my farewell post for my friends up for two weeks and then delete the account. Never mind Meta and everything underhanded it does. But the Facebook site just doesn’t work anymore. Every day… pages that won’t load, pages that freeze, pages that crash, posts that are lost, Messenger fails to open, Facebook demands that I sign in via face recognition on my phone… all on top of the AI slop, scam ads, malicious algorithms and more.
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wanha
macrumors 68030
One of the best features of Windows Phone was the unified inbox, which pulled messages from all the different messaging apps into a single inbox. You didn't have to use it and could use the individual messaging apps if you wanted, but I found it great to be able to find all messages in one place.
Other than that, I don't miss much 🙂
TokyoKiller
macrumors 6502
Those are not even similar apps nor are they targeted toward the same audience
wanha
macrumors 68030
I don't use Facebook much these days, I turned off personalized advertising in Facebook a few months ago and now the app often pauses for a 4 second ad break that pauses the scrolling.
I've learned to use that as a sign to close the app and go do something else. Log that user behavior, Meta.
I've learned to use that as a sign to close the app and go do something else. Log that user behavior, Meta.
Jackson Lawton
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Did anyone expect a Meta-owned app to maintain end-to-end encryption? While many messaging and email apps do offer it (though they vary in how they implement it), big tech companies have generally been more resistant to adopting it. Their business models often work against it. Ad-reliant platforms like Google depend on access to user data, which encryption may put out of reach.