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Is WhatsApp safe? Not according to its ex-security chief | Proton (proton.me)
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[–] Dumhuvud@programming.dev 9 points 1 day ago

WhatsApp is not open-source, you can't compile the client yourself. It doesn't matter if it's been audited by a third party. That version could've easily been backdoor-free.