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Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by cute_boi on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @09:53AM (#47778980)
How are we sure that it is really end-to-end encrypted?
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Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by lossyalgo on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @10:26AM (#47779467)
Moxie Marlinspike (founder of Signal) [0]implemented the same E2EE algorithm as Signal (Signal Protocol) into WhatsApp, but that was 10 years ago, so who knows if things have changed since then.

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

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Re:Peter Steinberger – WhatsApp CLI: sync, search, send by dTal on Wednesday April 15, 2026 @02:55PM (#47783554)
Practically speaking, it isn't secure; no closed app can be. It receives regular compulsory updates (old versions refuse to work) and there's nothing at all stopping Zuck from sneaking in backdoors targeted at you personally.
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