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by kolmogorov 1960 days ago
https://signal.org/blog/there-is-no-whatsapp-backdoor/
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HN discussion of that post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13394900

I guess I'm coming down hard on one side of a controversial question, but in my mind, if it allows the server to intercept messages without users knowing about it under the default configuration, it's a backdoor.

“There’s no backdoor.”

— Perhaps the door is cracked (or ajar) and a microphone is listening in ... still?