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A federal agent said WhatsApp's encryption is a lie. Then the investigation was shut down
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this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2026
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Hey I work in cyber security. Just because an app has a backdoor doesn't mean that the backdoor can be accessed by anyone. Accessing this backdoor would likely mean compromising meta themselves, not just the app or its communications.