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Arthur Besse to [email protected]English • 1 year 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

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Arthur Besse to [email protected]English • 1 year 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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    undisclosed

    WhatsApp vulnerability

    lets governments see who you message

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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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