4 ms·
Unless I'm mistaken, any application can read the device's SMS database if given the appropriate permission (and few users are very discerning with regards to p
by delecti 13y ago
Unless I'm mistaken, any application can read the device's SMS database if given the appropriate permission (and few users are very discerning with regards to permissions).
To an end-user, WhatsApp is essentially an SMS application, except it doesn't use SMSs. Given that, this doesn't seem like the end of the world.
- sp332 13y agoWhatsApp claims to keep your texts secret, and this is a big selling point. They make privacy claims that go beyond normal SMS messages, and that's why this is a big deal.
- weixiyen 13y agoI've been using WhatsApp for years and seen many selling points, but security has never been one. A link would help because I've never gotten the impression that they were trying to sell security.
- bennyg 13y agohttp://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/21864047 http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/21864047 - from their FAQ
- aryastark 13y agohuh? Stop making shit up. None of what you said is true. They were sending messages in plaintext not that long ago. Their switch to encrypted communication was merely a footnote.