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Re:WhatsApp end-to-end encrypted backups security assessment by aitchnyu on Thursday November 11, 2021 @01:38AM (#29185101)
Whatsapp also shows certain messages as "forwarded many times".
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Re:WhatsApp end-to-end encrypted backups security assessment by ayende on Thursday November 11, 2021 @02:08AM (#29185266)
That is done on the client side. Basically, you have a `ForwardCount` and if it is > 5, it shows that message. Not need for breaking E2E here.
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