http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/despite-apples-push-for-encryption-imessage-remains-insecure/
On Feb 25, 2017 1:35 PM, "Cassidy B. Larson" <[email protected]> wrote: > I’m not sure I agree with that. Just reading up on this article from > August of last year: > > http://www.tomshardware.com/news/imessage-weak-encryption- > matthew-green,32466.html > > Couple of points from the article: > > - Undelivered messages *ARE* stored encrypted on Apples servers for up to > 30 days. Sure someone with the appropriate key can decrypt them. That’s > nothing new. > - Cloud backups store your messages, they’re encrypted.. and supposedly > Apple can decrypt them? Or not? If you’re a terrorist and/or extra > paranoid, turn them off or use WhatsApp.. Oh wait, don’t they have a > backdoor? :) > - They say iMessage is “Not any better than normal TLS”.. well, it’s > encrypted. Better than not! > - From this it also appears Apple implemented most of their short-term > vulnerability patches for old clients. > > I assume if both sides of the conversation are running the latest iOS > version, then they’re much more “secure” than running older un-patched > ones. > Just be sure to patch both sides of your iOS devices before your > terrorist-ing messages are sent! LOL > > -c > > > On Feb 25, 2017, at 12:05 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's bullshit. iMessage is not encrypted on Apple servers, which the > messages pass through. This is why iMessage isn't considered true "end to > end" crypto. There have been several papers written on this. > > On Feb 25, 2017 1:00 PM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nope... iMessage is encrypted and not even Apple can read the messages. >> >> Travis >> >> On 2/25/2017 11:47 AM, Bill Prince wrote: >> >>> Just like iMessage and Siri. >>> >>> >>> bp >>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>> >>> On 2/25/2017 8:12 AM, Travis Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> Now Google will be reading all of your text messages as well... if you >>>> use an Android phone that is... LOL >>>> >>>> https://www.cnet.com/news/google-takes-on-apple-imessage-wit >>>> h-enhanced-sms-for-android-rcs/ >>>> >>>> Travis >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
