Web-based cryptography is always snake oil
Summary
The article argues that web-based end-to-end encryption is fundamentally flawed because the client-side code is distributed by the same entity that supposedly secures it. It introduces the concept of 'cryptography theatre' and analyzes legal incentives behind deploying 'snake oil' E2E, citing cases like Lavabit and the FBI-Apple dispute, and discusses potential fixes and their limitations.