[Infowarrior] - There's No Security Backdoor in WhatsApp, Despite Reports

[Richard Forno]

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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