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Re:There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor' by jMyles on Friday January 13, 2017 @05:23PM (#13395299)
Isn't it possible (in fact trivial) to sniff the traffic generated by WhatsApp and verify that it is indeed the message transmitted, encrypted by the key on the device?

Has anyone performed such an audit?

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Re:There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor' by tyrust on Friday January 13, 2017 @05:46PM (#13395486)
This might be possible, but I don't think it addresses the issue that such an exploit could be turned on and off remotely. The only way to be sure would be to do such sniffing all the time.
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Re:There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor' by NoodleIncident on Friday January 13, 2017 @07:50PM (#13396112)
Is an app like this enough for that purpose?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.googlecode...

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