As end-to-end encryption becomes more popular (yay! :rainbowdance:),
Celebrate yes,
But also remain skeptical about how this word is used and if this claim warrants your trust.
Do not trust blindly.
End-to-end encryption is a wonderful protection when well implemented. But not all apps that use end-to-end encryption are equals.
Verify that:
The provider is trustworthy :blobcatthinkingglare:
Trustworthy third-parties have verified and confirmed the provider's claims 🔍
Metadata is also encrypted and/or that, ideally, its collection is minimized :blobcatpeekaboo:
Solid security measures protect the data as well (For example, if your data is end-to-end encrypted from your password but your password is vulnerable then your data is vulnerable as well) 🛡️
Encryption is truly end-to-end, meaning only the sender and the receiver can access the data and nobody else :ablobcatpeek:
Finally keep in mind that even if a service uses minimal encryption (for example one that still collects a lot of unencrypted metadata) it is still better than the same service using no content encryption at all,
BUT there are almost always much better services that offer truly complete and well implemented end-to-end encryption for their services.
🇬🇧 Amazing news from the European Parliament: 💥 Parliament negotiators have agreed to aim for stoppig #chatcontrol and guaranteeing secure encryption! Let’s not relent now...