[mi100hael]

> Real people often prefer ease of use and a multitude of features to perfect, unbreakable security. So this is not about asking the companies to break encryption or create so called "back doors". Who uses WhatsApp because it is end-to-end encrypted, rather than because it is an incredibly user-friendly and cheap way of staying in touch with friends and family? Companies are constantly making trade-offs between security and "usability", and it is here where our experts believe opportunities may lie.

lol what a terrible argument.

> suggesting that E2E encryption hinders usability

> points to the massive number of WhatsApp as proof

[AlexandrB]

Actually I think it's a pretty devious argument. This is effectively saying that most people value convenience over security & privacy. Given the track record of corporate surveillance and ad supported content this is absolutely correct. After all WhatsApp users are already OK with Facebook collecting their metadata for advertising purposes.

[TremendousJudge]

>After all WhatsApp users are already OK with Facebook collecting their metadata for advertising purposes

They aren't either OK or not OK. The overwhelming majority of WhatsApp users simply don't know. They don't even think about it. In fact, the average user doesn't even know that WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, or even that it used to be a paid subscription

[gargravarr]

She's basically saying you could remove E2E encryption from WhatsApp and a significant number of people would still use it willingly. Most wouldn't even notice the difference.

And she's alarmingly right in that regard.