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It's good enough for NSA to catch a terrorist, not necessarily useful enough for FB to produce targeted ads. If one plans to commit terrorism, Whatsapp is definitely not the best platform.

According to the article you linked: "In most cases, if metadata must be generated and/or used, it should be either 1) minimal or 2) encrypted so that it’s unreadable by the server handling the request(s)". So most of the important metadata from your files will be encrypted, which make them inaccessible by Whatsapp unless they decrypt it (thus breaking the e2ee promises). Maybe they'll know the file size or the file name, which you can easily change; what will they do with that?

So they are pretty much left with IP (if you don't use VPN) and phone numbers you have contacted (which is already know by Apple/Google, NSA, etc. if you have a phone number and use it for calls).

Except it is more private than alternatives like Instagram DMs and FB Messenger (ironically all by the same company), which are not e2ee.

@glacier's response pretty much covers it all, and it's confirmed in the Whatsapp Faq.

Sure, they could find out who you are based on someone who added you as contact. But if you don't have a FB account, or don't use your real name there, all they'll know is that you have a WhatsApp account, but won't see your messages, unless someone reports your messages. Sure, that's not as great as Signal, but much better than Discord/Slack/Snapchat/etc.

There's also the issue of trust. Can we trust Whatsapp when they claim it's e2ee? There's no way to verify, but the same can be said for other OSS alternatives; for instance, telegram servers are not open source and the client you download might not be the one you see on GitHub., So there's no guarantee your private key is not sent to the server at any point.

Whatsapp is end-to-end encrypted

I would not really call Gaggia classic low cost (though I guess it is considered entry level for espresso)

They might be talking about Hard Drive, which often goes on sale at 200$ for 10TB or 160$ for 8TB (and so on). SSDs are obviously more expensive.

SaskPower has selected the GE-Hitachi BWRX-300 for potential deployment in Saskatchewan by mid-2030, subject to a final decision on whether to pursue one reactor or four by 2029.

So this means it'll take the 6 years to decide how many to buy, then 6 years to build them?

The work they do is really important. Really hope they will find a new lease soon; many lives probably depend on it.

Very promising technology! Good to see better-than-mixed review. Looking forward trying once it hits the shelf.

So it makes you IP less discoverable. However, if someone finds your IP randomly (through brute force), would you still be vulnerable? Or is it possible to only port forward to a static CF address so only CF can connect to you outside of your home network?

How is getting a domain protecting you IP? Wouldn't your IP still be accessible even after you link it to a domain?

I have a 100$ de Longhi plastic espresso. After modding the portafilter to not be pressurized, the quality of the espresso has been decent, but not very consistent (and I still can't get the milk frothing correctly, but that might just be me).

However I can say it is indeed reliable as I've had it for 2+ years without issues.

Warranty claims might not necessarily indicate higher value for the money. Smeg is well known for premium/luxury kitchen appliances (kettle, fridge, toasters). I didn't even know they made espresso machines.

Gaggia is the OG espresso-with-crema brand, with the classic pro being a well-known "entry" level recommendation for espresso machine. Likely can't go wrong with this one.