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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by chalst on Thursday January 07, 2021 @07:21AM (#25670197)
The Java classes making up the application proper have had reproducible builds since 2016 [1]. The Play Services Signal relies on don't, but there are open source alternatives.

[1]: https://signal.org/blog/reproducible-android/

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by krageon on Monday January 11, 2021 @07:27AM (#25727999)
If you can't produce the app as you download it, it's not reproducible. Saying part of it is is disingenuous.
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