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Privacy technologies
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

8 WhatsApp Features to Boost Your Security and Privacy

Enable Privacy Checkup, disappearing messages, two-step verification, encrypted backups, screen lock, and cautious contact discovery to reduce WhatsApp account hijack and personal data exposure.
fromThe Hacker News
2 months ago

Meta Expands WhatsApp Security Research with New Proxy Tool and $4M in Bounties This Year

Meta on Tuesday said it has made available a tool called WhatsApp Research Proxy to some of its long-time bug bounty researchers to help improve the program and more effectively research the messaging platform's network protocol. The idea is to make it easier to delve into WhatsApp-specific technologies as the application continues to be a lucrative attack surface for state-sponsored actors and commercial spyware vendors.
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