The simplest way to ensure your messages are safe from hackers like Salt Typhoon is to use an end-to-end encrypted app like Signal or WhatsApp, EFF’s @evacide told @NPR. https://www.npr.org/2024/12/17/nx-s1-5223490/text-messaging-security-fbi-chinese-hackers-security-encryption
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@Erklaerbaer @eff @evacide @NPR It's inferior to Signal, but vastly superior to stuff like Facebook Messenger. It's also more popular than Signal.
@evacide @Erklaerbaer @eff @NPR Oh, right, there was something. I remember people got confused when suddenly their messages started disappearing because they only ever used the website, not the app.
How does Facebook chat compare to WhatsApp then?
@elgregor @Erklaerbaer @eff @NPR This was not true for a long time, but all Facebook Messenger messages are now e2ee by default.