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This Undisclosed WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Governments See Who You Message (theintercept.com)

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[-] Scolding0513@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

This is a traffic analysis attack, and doesn't really have anything to do with Whatsapp specifically. The same exact thing can be done with Signal, and likely is already many times over

this post was submitted on 23 May 2024

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