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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by throwawaylolx on Friday January 25, 2019 @10:29AM (#18998745)
How does it work? Where is the private key stored?
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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by lorenzhs on Friday January 25, 2019 @10:37AM (#18998815)
On the desktop. It's synced when you set up your desktop client (you have to scan a QR code on your phone).
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Re:Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for WhatsApp, In... by daemin on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:00PM (#18999856)
And therein lies the problem the original poster was referring to: no way to create a WhatsApp account without a phone number.
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