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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by commandersaki on Sunday September 29, 2019 @04:51AM (#21105944)
In (at least) the US this wouldn't hold up in court if they went after you: https://cr.yp.to/softwarelaw.html.

Of course if WhatsApp detected an abnormal or tampered version of the app, they can suspend or disable your account. I'm sure security labs that do reverse engineering of this sort probably do it on test handsets with burner numbers and identities so it wouldn't affect any personal accounts they use.

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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by incompatible on Sunday September 29, 2019 @06:43AM (#21106282)
Perhaps, I just thought it was an odd thing for the head of WhatsApp to say: You don't have to take our word on this - just do this thing that we prohibit in our terms of service.
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Re:Facebook, WhatsApp Will Have to Share Messages With U.K.? by GhettoMaestro on Sunday September 29, 2019 @12:43PM (#21108046)
Whatsapp is owned by Facebook. Facebook has never been a leader in corporate governance, or even solid moral decision-making.
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