I was listening to a podcast and there was an ad for WhatsApp with the whole premise that if you don’t use end to end encryption for your text messages, that those texts are as easy to view as it is listening to a podcast, which made me think: is that really true? Because I wouldn’t even know where to start to see someone else’s texts, nor would I be interested and I’m sure the average everyday person wouldn’t need to worry about it right?
Am I missing something? Is there a way that anyone can input my number and suddenly have access to all my texts?
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Well, infromation flows in the internet is, if not encrypted, sent in plain. Which means, for example, from the URL you requested to the texting you send and receive, can be tapped by anyone that share the path between you and the destination. When they tap the necessary packets, they can reconstruct the message, which can tell what website you visit, what message you send or receive, and maybe some privacy (e.g. e-banking password, though not possibly unencrypted now).
And of course you can get away with it because nobody is interested in you, just like you can keep you house door unlocked hoping no one is interested in the things inside your house.
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