Let’s say I have a phone and I send messages to friends, one through encrypted messaging, and one through un-(non?)encrypted messaging (do these even exist anymore?)
What makes the former more secure? How does one access the latter?
If someone has your phone password they are of equal security of course, but if they don’t then what protections does the encrypted service offer that the unencrypted one doesn’t?
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If you wanted to snoop on your friend’s unencrypted messages, you could invite them to connect to a WiFi network that you have admin access to, then use packet sniffing software to examine their traffic. If, however, you are a state intelligence agency, an unscrupulous business or an organised crime outfit, you have a lot more options in compromising any of the various services involved in transmitting that data.
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