Re:There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor'
by pbasista on Saturday January 14, 2017 @03:51PM
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Your point being?
Yes, there would be a trace in the binary. Potentially detectable by maybe one person in a million. Is that supposed to keep WhatsApp from including malicious features? I do not think so.
What happens is:
1. researcher finds a malicious part in WhatsApp binary
2. WhatsApp declares it a bug and fixes with a new binary
3. we are back at square one
Yes, there would be a trace in the binary. Potentially detectable by maybe one person in a million. Is that supposed to keep WhatsApp from including malicious features? I do not think so.
What happens is: 1. researcher finds a malicious part in WhatsApp binary 2. WhatsApp declares it a bug and fixes with a new binary 3. we are back at square one