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- WhatsApp: We won't lower security for any government https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62291328 5 comments
- WhatsApp: We won't lower security for any government https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62291328 130 comments android
- WhatsApp: We won't lower security for any government https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62291328 167 comments privacy
- Security experts say new EU rules will damage WhatsApp encryption https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/28/23000148/eu-dma-damage-whatsapp-encryption-privacy 19 comments europe
- Document Shows How FBI Retrieve data from WhatsApp and Popular Secure Messaging Apps https://www.cyberkendra.com/2021/11/document-shows-how-fbi-retrieve-data.html 11 comments privacy
- Signal Provides Secure Cross-Platform Replacement for WhatsApp https://tidbits.com/2021/01/18/signal-provides-secure-cross-platform-replacement-for-whatsapp/ 8 comments worldnews
- WhatsApp is testing a new privacy feature to secure chat backups https://www.rprna.com/apps/whatsapp-chat-backups-feature/ 53 comments apple
- Critical Security Flaw Found in WhatsApp Desktop Platform Allowing Cybercriminals Read From The File System Access https://www.perimeterx.com/tech-blog/2020/whatsapp-fs-read-vuln-disclosure/ 4 comments technology
- Telegram Founder on WhatsApp Hacks: Backdoors Are Camouflaged as Security Flaws https://news.softpedia.com/news/telegram-founder-on-whatsapp-hacks-backdoors-are-camouflaged-as-security-flaws-529063.shtml 42 comments privacy
- WhatsApp security flaws can fake messages from you, and there’s no fix https://9to5mac.com/2019/08/08/whatsapp-security-flaws/ 5 comments privacy
- Experience the security flaw in Whatsapp hands-on https://blog.adversary.io/whatsapp-hack/ 15 comments netsec
- Jared Kushner Using WhatsApp for White House Business Is 'Far More Egregious' Than Hillary Clinton's Emails, Cyber-security Expert Says https://www.newsweek.com/jared-kushner-whatsapp-ivanka-trump-clinton-emails-1371897 2467 comments politics
- Whatsapp's security whitepaper mentions only once the word "metadata"... https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/9w5ch0/whatsapps_security_whitepaper_mentions_only_once/ 9 comments privacy
- Your WhatsApp chats are now a little less secure https://en.softonic.com/articles/your-whatsapp-chats-now-less-secure 17 comments privacy
- WhatsApp Security Vulnerability https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/01/whatsapp_securi.html 6 comments technology
- Battle of the Secure Messaging Apps: How Signal Beats WhatsApp https://theintercept.com/2016/06/22/battle-of-the-secure-messaging-apps-how-signal-beats-whatsapp/ 21 comments privacy
- Every WhatsApp message is now so secure that law enforcement can't read it — even if they have a warrant http://uk.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-now-encrypts-all-messages-2016-4 9 comments technology
- Telegram: a secure alternative to WhatsApp https://telegram.org/ 3 comments technology
- WhatsApp refuses to fix security issues, threatens legal action instead http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/whatsapp-threatens-legal-action-against-api-developers-1716912.html 9 comments technology
- UN says officials barred from using Whatsapp over security concerns https://nypost.com/2020/01/24/un-says-officials-barred-from-using-whatsapp-over-security-concerns/amp/ 3 comments technology
- WhatsApp Hacked: A Security Bug Allows Hackers To Take Over Your Phone By Simply Calling It, Whether Or Not You Answer https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/14/whatsapp-hack-have-i-been-affected-and-what-should-i-do 19 comments worldnews
- WhatsApp image of a fingerprint helps UK police secure multiple drug convictions: Only part of the finger was visible https://www.techspot.com/news/74170-whatsapp-image-fingerprint-helps-uk-police-secure-multiple.html 8 comments technology
- In Response to Guardian’s Irresponsible Reporting on WhatsApp: A Plea for Responsible and Contextualized Reporting on User Security | technosociology http://technosociology.org/?page_id=1687 10 comments technology
- WhatsApp security bug shows private pictures to strangers http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/whatsapp-security-bug-shows-private-pictures-to-strangers-10018172.html 8 comments privacy
- Whatsapp integrates secure messaging (textsecure), wouldn't this make it secure and private now? http://thehackernews.com/2014/11/whatsapp-messenger-app-adds-end-to-end.html?m=1 3 comments privacy
- Ditch WhatsApp for more secure service, German privacy regulator urges http://www.cio.co.uk/news/security/ditch-whatsapp-for-more-secure-service-german-privacy-regulator-urges/ 67 comments privacy
- WhatsApp Security Woes; Hardcoded AES Key Used For Message Storage http://techie-buzz.com/online-security/whatsapp-security-woes-hardcoded-aes-key-used-for-message-storage.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+techiemobile+%28mobile+buzz%29 8 comments netsec
- U.N. says officials barred from using WhatsApp since June 2019 over security https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-whatsapp/u-n-says-officials-barred-from-using-whatsapp-since-june-2019-over-security-iduskbn1zm32p?il=0&utm_source=reddit.com 3 comments technology
- U.N. says officials barred from using WhatsApp since June 2019 over security https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-whatsapp/u-n-says-officials-barred-from-using-whatsapp-since-june-2019-over-security-iduskbn1zm32p?il=0 19 comments worldnews
- Govt considers switch to a homegrown chat app - India is considering developing and using a chat application similar to WhatsApp and other homegrown secure communication networks, at least for government agencies https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/internet/govt-considers-switch-to-a-homegrown-chat-app/69967138 5 comments india
- Security backdoor found in end-to-end encryption system used in WhatsApp [Updated] https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/13/whatsapp-encryption-backdoor-vulnerability/ 8 comments technology
- British spies must have 'backdoor' access to encrypted Facebook and WhatsApp messages to combat child abuse and terrorism, spy chiefs will demand at 'Five Eyes' security summit https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7300373/British-spies-want-backdoor-access-encrypted-Facebook-WhatsApp-messages.html 16 comments privacy
- India threatens to jail Facebook, WhatsApp & Twitter staff over refusal to wipe data that ‘undermines national security’ https://www.rt.com/news/517379-india-social-media-jail/ 11 comments worldnews
- Roger Stone allegedly wanted to use Facebook's WhatsApp to 'talk on a secure line' — here's what that means https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/roger-stone-allegedly-wanted-to-use-facebook-whatsapp-secure-line.html 632 comments politics
- WhatsApp user chats on Android liable to theft due to file system flaw - Apple’s far more secured iOS devices, where every app is “sandboxed” in a way that prevents others from accessing other app's data, immune. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/mar/12/whatsapp-android-users-chats-theft 22 comments apple
- Apple and WhatsApp condemn UK GCHQ plans to eavesdrop on encrypted chats - GCHQ ‘ghost protocol’ would seriously undermine user security and trust, says letter https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/may/30/apple-and-whatsapp-condemn-gchq-plans-to-eavesdrop-on-encrypted-chats 52 comments technology
- in(Secure) messaging apps — How side-channel attacks can compromise privacy in WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/12/secureim.html 4 comments signal
- The terrorist attack in Vienna is being used by EU Council of Ministers to enforce a ban on secure encryption for services such as WhatsApp, Signal and many others (translated content) None 38 comments technology
- Israeli Firm Tied to Tool That Uses WhatsApp Flaw to Spy on Activists. NSO Group headquarters in Herzliya, Israel. One of the firm’s spyware tools was used to break into cellphones through a WhatsApp security flaw, researchers said. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/technology/nso-group-whatsapp-spying.html 5 comments worldnews
- British PM David Cameron wants to stop the use of communications methods—like Snapchat and WhatsApp—that cannot be read by the security services even with a warrant. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2015/01/12/whatsapp-snapchat-banned-conservatives-win-next-uk-election/ 18 comments privacy