DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers

[cybersin@lemm.ee]

This is dumb.

Even if you encrypt network traffic, the receiving server still knows what you're doing. All it does is prevent third parties from snooping.

Usually.

[kinsnik@lemmy.world]

i just can't think of any. like the article says, i fully expected the app to send data to china. but even if you are maliciously spying on users, why would you send the stolen data on unsecured channels? so that everyone in the path takes advantage of the data your wanted to steal?

[stephen01king@lemmy.zip]

Yes, so not only are they doing something shady, they're doing something shady and exposing your data to anyone wanting to snoop it. What's dumb about criticising the latter part?

[cadekat@pawb.social]

Depends on how much traffic you're talking about. Encrypting/decrypting isn't free.

[pennomi@lemmy.world]

It’s trivial compared to the compute they dedicate to AI models. Like, not even a rounding error.

[cybersin@lemm.ee]

The fact that anyone thinks they have any semblance of privacy when typing into an online AI chatbot is saddening.

Of course anything you type into a externally hosted AI is going to be harvested and sold.

But sure, in this case you are also potentially exposing your queries to your ISP or someone listening on your local network too.

[breadsmasher@lemmy.world]

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[breadsmasher@lemmy.world]

Regardless of the downstream server, you should expect the interim traffic to be encrypted in transit

[mnbychoice@midwest.social]

Maybe they want 3rd parties snooping?

[cybersin@lemm.ee]

If you are implying that a government wants your data, they can just buy it or request it from the company directly. They don't have to snoop to get it. Also SSL isn't going to stop them.

[cybersin@lemm.ee]

Sure, it's not a bad thing and it should be standard practice, but to act like encrypted traffic guarantees privacy is silly.

[cadekat@pawb.social]

A penny saved is still a penny saved. I'm not saying it would amount to much, but it is non-zero.

[stephen01king@lemmy.zip]

Tell me where in this thread are anyone expecting privacy from any online LLM service, or anyone saying encrypted traffic guarantees privacy?

[ulrich@feddit.org]

I sincerely doubt they're bad at it.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

Privacy is not the same as security

[prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works]

The thing is that with the traffic unencrypted it opens the door to all sorts of attacks on that traffic.

It’s not just privacy.

If you can intercept and interpret you have the ability to replace as well.

[mjhelto@lemm.ee]

How the fuck do I explain this boner, now?

[misk@sopuli.xyz]

If leaking data is intentional then there are better ways than doing it in the open. Doubly so if you supposedly are in cahoots with your hosting and Chinese government.

[0xd@infosec.pub]

These are completely different systems. It doesn't make a difference.

[aeronmelon@lemmy.world]

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