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A federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut down
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C'mon. It's not that hard. You're making the assumption that Andy Stone is telling the truth, with a gotchya astrict.
What if......the big business just......LIES???
The best lies have some kind of truth in them. Half truths are way more effective than complete falsehoods.
Asterisk? This little fella? *
Nah, probably meant the other little fella - Asterix the Gaul.
Then they might get in trouble for false advertising.
In what world do you live where billionsires face actual consequences?
Worst case scenario, Meta pays a small fine, and doesn't even blink. The day just goes on.
I mean yeah, but they'd usually not pay even a small fine (or pay for legal proceedings), so it's a lot more efficient to use conveniently placed loopholes.
GDPR has entered the chat
…assuming the EU representatives have some balls