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I really hope so. I love to travel.

Knock out a city block or worse.

Or one of those going off on a plane. Horrible consequences.

It's getting to the point that their OC more than makes up for it.

The big studios are just asking for more piracy at this point.

What are their protocol's shortcomings?

> Is there a way to export chart history and then import it to the new account?

Another feature that I would like to see (Chat backup and restore). If it's there, I can't find it.

Looking at WhatsApps security whitepaper:

"WhatsApp calls are also end-to-end encrypted When a WhatsApp user initiates a call: 1 The initiator builds an encrypted session with the recipient (as outlined in Section Initiating Session Setup), if one does not already exist 2 The initiator generates a random 32-byte SRTp master secret 3 The initiator transmits an encrypted message to the recipient that signals an incoming call, and contains the SRTp master secret 4 If the responder answers the call, a SRTp encrypted call ensues"

From wikipedia:

"Signal voice calls are encrypted with SRTP and the ZRTP key-agreement protocol, which was developed by Phil Zimmermann.[1][57]"

So from where I'm reading they seem to be doing more or less the same thing when it comes to encrypting voice calls.

https://www.whatsapp.com/security/WhatsApp-Security-Whitepap... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_(software)

Agreed. WhatsApp calls are near flawless when connections are good, I'm sure WS can reach audio quality parity.

I often get disconnected on Signal after 20 minutes or so on a voice call, but I suspect that's due to the other end being behind a VPN with awful latency.

From wikipedia:

"The group is funded by a combination of donations and grants, and all of its products are published as free and open-source software."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Whisper_Systems

I would like to be able to re-register a new number without having to de-activate the account thereby not losing all of my chats.

Signal keeps getting better with each release, great job at everyone from Whisper Systems.

I've been playing a bit with ZeroNet [https://zeronet.io/] lately; it's quite usable despite being a fairly new project.

Tor

Streisand [https://github.com/jlund/streisand] works quite well too.

WhatsApp does store metadata in plaintext which makes it susceptible to law enforcement or 3rd parties. The contents of the messages are still end-to-end encrypted; that being said WhatsApp does default to backing up chats in the cloud and those could be subpoenaed by a government.

Makes me wonder why they don't embed Tor into signal as an alternative (or fallback) way of connecting to the network.

It could be very useful in countries that routinely censor the web (including apps like signal).

>Also, with the growing trend of 'cord-cutting' i think more and more people are hooking their laptops up to their TVs and watching netflix and youtube that way. Though the trend in that space seems to be pointing more toward curated ecosystems like roku, apple tv, etc.

I have been doing this for some time now. My laptop hooked up to my TV serves me for gaming (helps that a lot of PC games support controllers now), consuming content and music all without being crippled by consumer hardware restrictions.

I really miss Google reader.

I don't care too much for Facebook but WhatsApp has become essential to communicate with almost everyone I know.

Had this issue with my device (6s) as well.

I have to update iTunes, get the latest recovery image and restore.

Bad QC from Apple.

Their latest release now actively discourages 64 bit block ciphers:

Steffan Karger (4): Fix polarssl / mbedtls builds Don't limit max incoming message size based on c2->frame Fix '--cipher none --cipher' crash Discourage using 64-bit block ciphers

https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/ChangesInOpenvpn2...

Same here, tried a basic loop and it broke:

for i in 0...10 { print(i) }

Then again, the project does say it's in early development. Perhaps a re-visit in a month or two will yield some nice progress.

The upvote triangle is proof that the Illuminati exist!

Only a hash of the fingerprint is stored on the device.

I've never been to Saudi Arabia, but in the UAE and Oman if you were to receive a WhatsApp call using a foreign number from a free country, lets say France, the handshake for the call would still be dropped with the attempted call failing.

On iOS, you would get an error saying "Call couldn't connect. X's mobile carrier or WiFi doesn't support WhatsApp calls".

> I correct myself, then: Your police state sucks.

Police states are very shitty indeed.

> I've quit jobs on principle before. The key is to have a nest egg.

A lot of the expats come from Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, India, and occasionally Eastern Europe. Almost all of them that I know have families they need to support (immediate and sending remittances), and the money is a lifeline. Being deported back and/or being blacklisted from the GCC is a life-ruining scenario. Getting visas to the west is not always an option.

>Could they find another job?

It's possible, but all countries in the GCC operate under a Kafala (sponsorship) system. Having it revoked in one GCC member state raises complications in others.

For those wondering, GCC = Gulf Cooperation Council, not the compiler.

(edit for clarity)

I can't speak for SA but a lot of folks in Oman would message each other voice messages as a compromise.

The telco doesn't have much of a choice, as the rules are administered by the TRA (telecommunications regulatory authority), and by proxy, state security.

No one that worked there wanted to do it, but refusing to do so would be reason to have them dismissed from their jobs.

Many employees are expats; leaving their jobs would mean a loss of their residence and thus deportation.

Such is life in a police state.

I believe you would be correct in your assumption. I asked one of the engineers how they did it and that's what they told me to much chagrin.

WhatsApp calls are made to a different port; I worked at a teleco in Oman and that's how they blocked the calling feature while keeping messaging alive.