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[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

undisclosed

WhatsApp vulnerability

lets governments see who you message

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Definitely shocked Pikachu vibes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I am shocked that Facebook employees even see this as a vulnerability. I always considered metadata the valuable part of WhatsApp.