Reception and criticism of WhatsApp security and privacy features (English Wikipedia)

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androidauthority.com

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arstechnica.com

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autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl

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bbc.co.uk

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checkpoint.com

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cnbc.com

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cnet.com

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cnil.fr

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cnn.com

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crunchbase.com

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csoonline.com

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eff.org

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fileperms.org

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financialexpress.com

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forbes.com

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Doffman, Zak. "New WhatsApp Warning: Security Flaw Confirmed—1 Billion Users Told Update Apps Now". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
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ftc.gov

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geenstijl.nl

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globalviews360.com

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hackatrick.com

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huffingtonpost.in

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lofapk.com

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mashable.com

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nbcnews.com

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nytimes.com

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phonehorn.com

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policycode.com

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priv.gc.ca

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privco.com

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propublica.org

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recode.net

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reuters.com

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techcrunch.com

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techinasia.com

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technosociology.org

Tufekci, Zeynep; Green, Matthew; Schneier, Bruce; et al. (January 20, 2017). "In Response to Guardian's Irresponsible Reporting on WhatsApp: A Plea for Responsible and Contextualized Reporting on User Security". Technosociology. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

theguardian.com

Manisha, Ganguly (13 January 2017). "WhatsApp vulnerability allows snooping on encrypted messages". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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thehackernews.com

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"17-Year-Old Found Bugs in WhatsApp Web and Mobile App". TheHackerNews. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

thelivemirror.com

"Zonel Sougaijam from Manipur rewarded with $5000 for discovering WhatsApp Bug". 12 June 2019.

thenextweb.com

McCarty, Brad (May 23, 2011). "Signup goof leaves WhatsApp users open to account hijacking". The Next Web. Retrieved January 29, 2013.

theregister.co.uk

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theverge.com

Ong, Thuy (January 19, 2018). "WhatsApp launches a separate app for small businesses". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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"Prosecutors say Google accessed private WhatsApp messages — but the evidence is thin". The Verge. 17 December 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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tweakers.net

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venturebeat.com

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washingtonpost.com

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web.archive.org

Olsen, Parmy (February 2, 2014). "Exclusive: The Rags-To-Riches Tale Of How Jan Koum Built WhatsApp Into Facebook's New $19 Billion Baby". Forbes. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2015.
Sawers, Paul (August 27, 2015). "Three-quarters of WhatsApp users are on Android, 22% on iOS (study)". Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
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"WhatsApp Web". WhatsApp Blog. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015.
Lomas, Natasha (April 5, 2016). "WhatsApp completes end-to-end encryption rollout". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
"Introducing WhatsApp's desktop app". WhatsApp Blog. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
Ong, Thuy (January 19, 2018). "WhatsApp launches a separate app for small businesses". The Verge. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
Chowdhry, Amit. "WhatsApp's Group Audio And Video Calling Features Arrive On iPhone And Android". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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gh, h (January 28, 2013). "WhatsApp could face prosecution on poor privacy". IDG. CXO Media. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013. Dutch and Canadian privacy commissioners conducted a yearlong investigation into the popular mobile app
"Dutch DPA: WhatsApp non-users better protected". November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
"Secure Messaging Scorecard. Which apps and tools actually keep your messages safe?". Electronic Frontier Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
Doffman, Zak. "WhatsApp Warning For Millions Of iPhone Users As 'Delete For Everyone' Fails To Work". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
"How To Enable New WhatsApp Feature That Lets You Decide Who Can Add You To Groups". HuffPost India. November 6, 2019. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
Doffman, Zak. "WhatsApp Update Warning As New 'App Killing' Message Confirmed: Here's What You Need To Know". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 3, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
"BreakingApp – WhatsApp Crash & Data Loss Bug". Check Point Research. December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
Kraus, Rachel (17 December 2019). "Crisis averted: WhatsApp fixed a lethal security flaw". Mashable. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
"NSO Group points finger at state clients in WhatsApp spying case". The Guardian. 7 April 2020. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
Krishna Mohan, Vaishnavi (2021-01-28). "WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy: Collecting Metadata and Its Implications". Global Views 360. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
"To accept or to not accept: Whatsapp's new privacy policy stirs dilemma among users". 26 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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