Key Takeaways
- WhatsApp cov ntaub ntawv thaub qab tam sim no muaj kev nyab xeeb encrypted, txawm tias hauv iCloud thiab Google.
- Facebook khaws cov yuam sij hauv qhov kho vajtse, tab sis cov neeg siv tuaj yeem khaws lawv hauv zos.
- Facebook tseem paub ntau txog koj cov lus.
Ironically, Facebook's WhatsApp tam sim no yuav yog ib qho ntawm cov ntawv tshaj tawm kev nyab xeeb tshaj plaws.
WhatsApp tam sim no yuav encrypt koj cov ntaub ntawv thaub qab, nrog rau qhov kawg-rau-kawg encryption uas twb muaj lawm nws siv rau kev xa lus. Qhov no txhais tau tias tsis muaj txoj hauv kev nkag mus rau koj cov lus yam tsis muaj lub cev nkag mus rau koj lub cuab yeej.
Qhov encryption siv rau cov thaub qab khaws cia ntawm Apple's lossis Google's servers, uas txhais tau tias koj li iCloud thaub qab muaj kev nyab xeeb, piv txwv li, txawm tias Apple raug yuam kom xa koj cov ntaub ntawv thaub qab uas tsis muaj encrypted rau tub ceev xwm. Yog li, qhov no puas ua rau WhatsApp qhov kev pabcuam xa xov zoo tshaj plaws?
"WhatsApp cov kev sib tham thiab tam sim no cov ntaub ntawv thaub qab tam sim no muaj kev nyab xeeb tag nrho los ntawm peb tog, txawm tias cov thaub qab no nyob ntawm Apple thiab Google servers," Eric McGee, tus kws tshaj lij network loj ntawm TRGDatacenters, hais rau Lifewire ntawm email. "WhatsApp, tsis zoo li Apple, tsis khaws tus yuam sij encryption, uas txhais tau hais tias nws tsis tuaj yeem yuam kom muab [nws rau] cov neeg thib peb xws li tub ceev xwm."
Virtual Safety Deposit Box
WhatsApp cov lus twb tau nkag mus rau qhov kawg; cov lus yog encrypted ntawm koj ntaus ntawv, xa, thiab decrypted los ntawm tus neeg txais. Nws zoo li kev xa xov hauv cov lej-yog tias nws cuam tshuam, tsis muaj leej twg tuaj yeem txiav txim siab nws.
Tam sim no, Facebook ua qee yam zoo sib xws rau koj cov thaub qab. Cov thaub qab, lawv tus kheej, yog encrypted thiab khaws cia hauv koj Google lossis Apple thaub qab. Tab sis tus yuam sij rau decrypt lawv yog khaws cia rau hauv "hardware security module" (HSM)-lub cev lub cev tswj los ntawm Facebook. Yog tias koj xav tau nkag mus rau koj cov ntaub ntawv thaub qab, koj tuaj yeem qhib tus yuam sij hauv HSM los ntawm kev nkag mus rau tus password hauv koj lub xov tooj.
Vim li cas ho tsis cia li khaws tus yuam sij uas qhib koj lub thaub qab ntawm koj lub xov tooj? Facebook hais tias HSM txhais tau hais tias koj tuaj yeem muaj tus password yooj yim, nco tau yooj yim ntawm koj lub xov tooj thaum muaj qhov nyuaj, nyuaj-rau-kawg hauv HSM. Nws kuj txhais tau tias koj tuaj yeem rov qab tau tus yuam sij-thiab nkag mus rau koj qhov thaub qab, txawm tias koj lub cuab yeej ploj lossis raug nyiag lawm- tsuav yog koj nco qab koj tus password.
Nyob rau hauv daim ntawv dawb uas txuam nrog, Facebook qhia txog qhov teeb tsa. Cov neeg siv tuaj yeem xaiv siv tus yuam sij 64 tus lej thiab khaws nws tus kheej. Hauv qhov no, tus yuam sij tsis tau khaws cia hauv Facebook HSM, yog li yog tias koj poob tus yuam sij, koj poob koj cov ntaub ntawv thaub qab.
Facebook tsis muaj kev nkag mus rau koj cov lus. Zoo heev, tab sis tsuas yog ib feem me me ntawm zaj dab neeg.
Facebook soj ntsuam tshuab
Koj cov lus muaj ob yam-cov ntsiab lus ntawm cov lus thiab lawv cov metadata. Txawm hais tias yav dhau los raug kaw, qhov kawg tseem muaj txiaj ntsig, thiab Facebook muaj kev nkag tau dawb. Metadata qhia tias koj xa lus rau leej twg, thaum twg, thiab koj nyob qhov twg thaum koj xa lawv. Ib yam li ntawd, nws qhia tias leej twg nyeem cov lus thiab thaum twg.
WhatsApp, tsis zoo li Apple, tsis khaws tus yuam sij encryption, uas txhais tau hais tias nws tsis tuaj yeem yuam kom muab [nws rau] cov neeg thib peb xws li tub ceev xwm.
Txhua tus uas nkag mus rau cov ntaub ntawv metadata no tuaj yeem ntes cov qauv. Piv txwv li, nws yog qhov ncaj ncees rau kev xav tias tus neeg hu xov tooj rau tus neeg muag khoom noj, tus kws kho qhov muag, lub tshuab luam ntawv, thiab cov khoom siv hauv chav ua noj yog zaum teeb tsa lub tsev noj mov ntawm qee yam.
Thiab yog tias koj xav txog Facebook cov cuab yeej soj ntsuam, uas yog tsim los tawm tsam koj cov ntsiab lus zoo tshaj plaws los ntawm koj cov duab kos duab, cov metadata no tseem ceeb npaum li cov ntsiab lus ntawm koj cov lus.
Kev xaiv
Apple's iMessages kuj yog qhov kawg-rau-kawg encrypted, tab sis cov thaub qab tsis yog. Los yog theej, cov thaub qab no tau encrypted, tab sis Apple tuav tus yuam sij los qhib lawv, uas ua rau qhov encryption tsis muaj txiaj ntsig. Yog li txawm tias koj siv Cov Lus hauv iCloud syncing xaiv, txhua cov lus khaws cia ntawm koj lub cuab yeej muaj nyob hauv iCloud thaub qab thiab tuaj yeem nkag mus los ntawm Apple.
tib txoj kev nyob ib ncig ntawm no yog lov tes taw iCloud thaub qab thiab thaub qab hloov mus rau koj lub computer.
Signal tej zaum yuav muaj kev nyab xeeb tshaj plaws ntawm txhua qhov kev xa xov vim nws txuag tsis muaj metadata. Hloov chaw, nws hla cov lus thiab tom qab ntawd tsis nco qab txhua yam txog lawv. "Cov lus tsuas yog khaws cia hauv zos," hais tias Signal's FAQ. "Ib qho iTunes lossis iCloud thaub qab tsis muaj ib qho ntawm koj cov ntawv xov xwm keeb kwm."
Ib yam li ntawd, koj cov lus tsis tau khaws cia hauv koj cov ntaub ntawv thaub qab, yog li ntawd muaj kev nyab xeeb thiab.
Koj tuaj yeem, txawm li cas los xij, hloov koj tus lej xov xwm keeb kwm mus rau lub cuab yeej tshiab, tab sis qhov ntawd tau ua tiav los ntawm kev xa ncaj qha, thiab lub cuab yeej qub yog neeg xiam.
Nyob rau hauv cov ntsiab lus, yog tias koj xav tau ntiag tug, siv Signal. Tab sis yog tias koj siv WhatsApp, txaus siab rau cov kev tiv thaiv tshiab no, tab sis nco ntsoov tias Facebook tseem khaws txhua yam tab sis cov ntsiab lus ntawm koj cov lus.
