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Re:WhatsApp moderators can read your messages if someone you... by sidcool on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @07:36AM (#28455629)
Same here. I think so too. It was validated by OpenWhisper systems.
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Re:WhatsApp moderators can read your messages if someone you... by TheChaplain on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @07:53AM (#28455748)
Correct, it is e2e, the messages are delivered intact to the receiver.

It's just that the receivers are leaking.

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Re:WhatsApp moderators can read your messages if someone you... by alias_neo on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:13AM (#28455930)
You are aware that Open Whisper Systems are the person(s)[0] who wrote WhatsApp's encryption protocol, right?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moxie_Marlinspike

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Re:WhatsApp moderators can read your messages if someone you... by abcd_f on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @07:52AM (#28455743)
I can’t tell if you are being sarcastic, but I sure hope that you are.
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Re:WhatsApp moderators can read your messages if someone you... by KaiserPro on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:08AM (#28455871)
https://signal.org/blog/whatsapp/ they had a business relationship for at least two years.
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Re:WhatsApp moderators can read your messages if someone you... by alias_neo on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:14AM (#28455938)
I think that's their point. Its not just that OWS validated WhatsApps algo, they WROTE it.
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