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So who do you believe thatThere's No Security Backdoor in WhatsApp, Despite Reports
From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 11:53:50 -0500
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From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org> Date: January 13, 2017 at 11:17:32 AM EST To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior () attrition org> Cc: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: There's No Security Backdoor in WhatsApp, Despite Reports There's No Security Backdoor in WhatsApp, Despite Reports http://gizmodo.com/theres-no-security-backdoor-in-whatsapp-despite-report-1791158247 This morning, the Guardian published a story with an alarming headline: “WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages.” If true, this would have massive implications for the security and privacy of WhatsApp’s one-billion-plus users. Fortunately, there’s no backdoor in WhatsApp, and according to Alec Muffett, an experienced security researcher who spoke to Gizmodo, the Guardian’s story is “major league fuckwittage.” < - >
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