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xrisk
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WhatsApp whitepaper removed sentence about never h...
I’d rather take the service which is
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hosted on US servers over one that is, given that I can verify neither of their server code.
MajesticHobo2
on Jan 8, 2021
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Services hosted outside the US offer less protection against US intelligence agencies, not more.
xrisk
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Somehow I don’t buy it. Care to explain? One would think that being hosted on US soil makes it more likely to get backdoored by NSA type agencies.
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IMO no location offers any protection against NSA et al. The US spy on friend and foe alike.
tpxl
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Technically they can't spy on US citizens without a warrant. Practically: Lol.
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