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WhatsApp is as closed as the version of Telegram you download from the (App|Play) Store. Before you say "but I can compile it myself", think of how many people
by akjainaj 10y ago
WhatsApp is as closed as the version of Telegram you download from the (App|Play) Store.
Before you say "but I can compile it myself", think of how many people will ever bother to do that.
- throwaway122916 10y agoSame as every other app including Signal. For the record, not advocating using Telegram over Signal.
- d33 10y agoOne would do in order to unearth any backdoors. In case of WhatsApp, that would be more difficult.
- jhasse 10y agoYou can download it from F-Droid where they will compile it from the source for you. Yes, only very few people will use that version, too. But with that logic there isn't any reason for open-source at all.