"Mark Zuckerberg may not get the full benefit of his privacy-invoking idea"
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 7:19 am
Chronicle. We can't say that Mark Zuckerberg doesn't have panache. Some will consider him courageous, others cheeky. In any case, the founder of Facebook managed to create a surprise on March 6 by presenting his "vision for social networks centered on privacy ." Usually quick to criticize the company, American journalists and analysts have become curious about what has been dubbed "Facebook's pivot to privacy." The "pivot", this neologism used by start-ups to justify a change of model when they haven't found the right solution... Pursued by scandals over personal data or content moderation, has Mark Zuckerberg finally found the "exit" door?
With a little hindsight, the announced philosophical shift overseas chinese in canada data appears above all as a way of advancing, thanks to the argument of privacy, a strategic project prepared in secrecy: the merger of the messaging services WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. This approach is cunning, but very risky.
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First, Mark Zuckerberg may not get the full benefit of his idea of invoking privacy, by promising that exchanges between users will be encrypted, therefore unreadable by third parties, including Facebook. This is already the case on WhatsApp, and offered as an option on Messenger. In addition, cryptography purists and defenders of online freedoms point out that this type of point-to-point messaging encryption does not cover metadata, which allows you to know who is communicating with whom. They also point out that Facebook does not have a good reputation for data protection and instead recommend Signal or Wire, independent applications.
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Added to this is the risk of reinforcing controversies over the moderation of content managed by Facebook. Indeed, encryption and the interpersonal dimension of messaging complicate the fight against hateful content or fake news.
For Android users, it is strongly recommended to perform security updates as soon as they are available, and to favor when purchasing a phone with the latest version of the operating system (currently Android 10). More generally, whether you use an iPhone or an Android phone, it is strongly recommended to apply application updates as soon as they are offered – they very often contain important security updates.
With a little hindsight, the announced philosophical shift overseas chinese in canada data appears above all as a way of advancing, thanks to the argument of privacy, a strategic project prepared in secrecy: the merger of the messaging services WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. This approach is cunning, but very risky.
Read also Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg's privacy project greeted with skepticism
First, Mark Zuckerberg may not get the full benefit of his idea of invoking privacy, by promising that exchanges between users will be encrypted, therefore unreadable by third parties, including Facebook. This is already the case on WhatsApp, and offered as an option on Messenger. In addition, cryptography purists and defenders of online freedoms point out that this type of point-to-point messaging encryption does not cover metadata, which allows you to know who is communicating with whom. They also point out that Facebook does not have a good reputation for data protection and instead recommend Signal or Wire, independent applications.
Read also Facebook will move towards “private” and ephemeral communication
Added to this is the risk of reinforcing controversies over the moderation of content managed by Facebook. Indeed, encryption and the interpersonal dimension of messaging complicate the fight against hateful content or fake news.
For Android users, it is strongly recommended to perform security updates as soon as they are available, and to favor when purchasing a phone with the latest version of the operating system (currently Android 10). More generally, whether you use an iPhone or an Android phone, it is strongly recommended to apply application updates as soon as they are offered – they very often contain important security updates.