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Thank you. The last link should be the source (a note to moderator).

• mtgx 10y ago
  It's news that Facebook still hasn't fixed it (and they're saying they won't fix it). What do you call a known vulnerability that can be used for eavesdropping that a company refuses to fix ? 1) A mistake 2) A bug 3) A backdoor
  • Niten 10y ago
    4) A deliberate UX trade-off that, while clearly suboptimal for the kind of people who read HN, still leaves WhatsApp's massive base of everyday users in a much better position than they were prior to integrating the Signal protocol: immune to the more mundane threats of passive mass surveillance and the exfiltration of message history from Facebook's servers.
    • FabHK 10y ago
      Nicely put. Anyone that is so shocked, shocked about this is well advised to install Signal, Threema, Wire, and furthermore employ defence in depth.