cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31882019

Memo says cybersecurity office deemed WhatsApp a high risk due to ‘lack of transparency in how it protects user data’

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So many zero clicks attacks through WhatsApp. Just way too much attack surface.

And yeah, its Meta. That too.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    Do NOT worry! After ANOTHER multi MILLION dollar donation from Mark Zuckerberg this App that's been deemed UNSAFE FOR US INTELLIGENCE will be allowed on devices Again! What a Great and Not Corrupt government We have!

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    “You must use this odd fork of Signal that ‘archives’ messages… just don’t ask who has access to them”

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    it's just so they can see who's leaking war plans

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    "localhost tracking" idk what the big zuck was expecting everyone to cheer and say take my data

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    [–] 0 points 1 year ago

    I straight up do not know what WhatsApp is

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    [–] 33 points 1 year ago

    We all know they use Signal, anyway.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago*

    I gotta ask, what's the situation with the senate? It would seem like a colossal lack of communication if the house bans it but the senate doesn't. Or if the senate already banned it, why the house didn't then? Shouldn't they be relatively on the same page?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I am not allowed to use WhatsApp on my company phone, so it's hard to believe that the US government has apparently been fine with it up until now.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Somebody must have an exploit for the platform. Guessing it's Israel because of the messaging from a few weeks ago by various countries' security concerns.

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    ...I'm sure you know how search engines work

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Well I tried searching for "secret exploit nobody knows about", but it didn't come up with any results.

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    [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The memo...recommended use of other messaging apps, including Microsoft Corp’s Teams platform, Amazon.com’s Wickr, Signal, Apple’s iMessage, and Facetime.

    lol

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