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ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

X is now offering me end-to-end encrypted chat — you probably shouldn't trust it yet | TechCrunch

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ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago
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X's new encrypted messaging feature, XChat, has some red flags.
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    What is the “A” in “AITM”?

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      This is the first time I heard of AITM, thought it was a new name for MITM:

      https://www.blueshielditns.com/post/man-in-the-middle-vs-adversary-in-the-middle-understanding-the-differences-and-staying-safe

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        Are you sure that site is trustworthy? It kinda reads like an LLM being told to explain the difference between two names for the same thing and basically rephrasing the same thing. I’d imagine it might just be a different name to get rid of a male-coded word.

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      It’s just MITM but with extra steps

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        Ah yes, Malcolm in the Middle is behind this all along.

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