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by saagarjha 2264 days ago
> I took issue with a specific definition that precludes both products.

This isn’t the first time you’ve tried to compare Zoom and iMessage; it’s just that I chose this one to respond to.

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Have I made a false comparison anywhere else, or was the comparison valid as in this case?
You keep drawing parallels between Zoom's end-to-end encryption and iMessage's, when there really is little to compare. iMessage is end-to-end encrypted because intermediaries do not have access to decryption keys; your "attack" relies on a malicious actor tampering with key distribution using a technique that requires even more setup than is described in the old article you've linked. On the other hand, Zoom has been actually decrypting traffic as a key part of their service and yet called it end-to-end.
> You keep drawing parallels between Zoom's end-to-end encryption and iMessage's, when there really is little to compare

Once again, in none of my comparisons have I said they are doing the same thing. Please point to a specific comment I have made that you think is misleading.