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by jacquesm 2423 days ago
That would guarantee absolutely nothing.
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0xffff2 2423 days ago
If the link was still blocked it would guarantee that Facebook is still eavesdropping.
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SlowRobotAhead 2423 days ago
Other guy was right. Think about this easy scenario

  If (E2E_ENABLED) {

  SkipCrawler();  

  SkipContentChecks();  

}
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BubRoss 2423 days ago
Again, it isn't to prove the encryption works, it is only a test that could prove that it doesn't work.
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SlowRobotAhead 2423 days ago
Ah, yea, I got the argument backwards. I thought he was saying if content wasn’t blocked that it proved encryption worked. Can’t prove the negative.
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heynk 2423 days ago
Yes, totally understood. I am just thinking in line with a different response that this could be an easy way to prove if they’re still snooping - not a guarantee that they aren’t.
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cmroanirgo 2423 days ago
Agreed. There is nothing stopping the sender's app from parsing and reporting URLs in any and all content before e2e occurs... Even to FB servers
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