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TechnologyEnglish · 6 months ago

This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message

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This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message

theintercept.com

Arthur BesseA to

TechnologyEnglish · 6 months ago

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Engineers warned Meta that nations can monitor chats; staff fear Israel is using this trick to pick assassination targets in Gaza.

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Definitely shocked Pikachu vibes
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  I am shocked that Facebook employees even see this as a vulnerability. I always considered metadata the valuable part of WhatsApp.

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