WHATSAPP DATA ACCESSED BY GOVERNMENTS?!
An internal WhatsApp report revealed a vulnerability allowing governments to track who users messaged, despite end-to-end encryption.
Meta engineers warned this could be used for things like Israel's AI system, Lavender, to target individuals in Gaza.
The vulnerability relied on "traffic analysis," a technique monitoring internet traffic to infer who communicated with whom and when.
Engineers stated, "Our at-risk users need robust and viable protections against traffic analysis."
Meta claimed the issue was theoretical, but internal concerns suggested active exploitation.
-- The Intercept
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"content": "WHATSAPP DATA ACCESSED BY GOVERNMENTS?!\n\nAn internal WhatsApp report revealed a vulnerability allowing governments to track who users messaged, despite end-to-end encryption.\n\nMeta engineers warned this could be used for things like Israel's AI system, Lavender, to target individuals in Gaza.\n\nThe vulnerability relied on \"traffic analysis,\" a technique monitoring internet traffic to infer who communicated with whom and when.\n\nEngineers stated, \"Our at-risk users need robust and viable protections against traffic analysis.\"\n\nMeta claimed the issue was theoretical, but internal concerns suggested active exploitation.\n\n-- The Intercept",
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