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It has begun !!! Now we need passwords for each other !! (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by deepinder_brar@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The time has come for us to make passwords for identifying each other..

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[–] redcalcium@c.calciumlabs.com 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You might not be aware of it, but in India (and SEA), using whatsapp video call is a lot more common than calling using your carrier's phone service. No one would think twice when receiving a whatsapp video calls there.

[–] 14th_cylon@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

i am not aware of that, no, but my point is not that the video call itself is suspicious. it is that if you have have a suspicion for whatever reason, normal cell call for a verification is far easier than doing some strange gymnastics the person above suggested (which may or may not work).

[–] Transcendant@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I guess that also allows for some 'benefit of the doubt' from the point of view of the victim, it's probably harder to spot artifacts that would be obvious on a TV or monitor screen when the image is v small, and any glitches could be due to the video stream / compression