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WhatsApp is closed source. They could backdoor it if they wanted to (or were forced to).


sure, but

a) that would involve changing the code base b) more privacy minded users would just delete the messages or not update.


And so in Apple and iOS. What is your point?


His point was that it is technically possible for WhatsApp to add a backdoor. Apple could too.




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