Re:WhatsApp moderators can read your messages if someone you...
by dbsmith83 on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @08:11AM
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It's a little clickbaity. Here is the core of the article:
> A Facebook representative told Insider that it allows users to report abuse, and those reports are then reviewed by contractors. When a user reports abuse, WhatsApp moderators are sent "the most recent messages sent to you by the reported user or group, according to WhatsApp's FAQ.
> WhatsApp is founded on so-called "end-to-end" encryption, which means that messages are scrambled before being sent and only unscrambled when they're received by the intended user. But when a user reports abuse, unencrypted versions of the message are sent to WhatsApp's moderation contractors, ProPublica reports.
> A Facebook representative told Insider that it allows users to report abuse, and those reports are then reviewed by contractors. When a user reports abuse, WhatsApp moderators are sent "the most recent messages sent to you by the reported user or group, according to WhatsApp's FAQ.
> WhatsApp is founded on so-called "end-to-end" encryption, which means that messages are scrambled before being sent and only unscrambled when they're received by the intended user. But when a user reports abuse, unencrypted versions of the message are sent to WhatsApp's moderation contractors, ProPublica reports.