2026-02-13 14:35 UTC
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@elexia@catcatnya.com 2026-02-13 14:40
@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange but yeah anything that for all practical purposes is basically open to the public anyway doesn't need encryption. I just don't know that that contains all likely use cases. though I do see the risk of encryption giving folks a false sense of security. example: we're in a signal group with several hundred local folks where people share about events, ask recommendations for doctors and the like. at that point the encryption is basically pointless. this is just the chat app everyone happens to have.
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@0xabad1dea@infosec.exchange 2026-02-13 14:40
@elexia@catcatnya.com my conversations with my mother-in-law about dogs, horses and babies are e2ee. because e2ee with one other party that a rando couldn't successfully impersonate long-term to you is a pretty solved problem. many-to-many e2ee does not work. it simply, absolutely does not work, in either a technical or social sense, and accomplishes nothing while introducing significant problems.