• TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
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    3 years ago

    This is misinformation. It refers to the reporting message feature that can be misused, and comes down not to WhatsApp having a backdoor, but your recipient not being trustworthy.

    I broke this down in my WhatsApp privacy policy dissection report last year https://lemmy.ml/post/46726

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      3 years ago

      Agreed. It’s essentially the same as someone showing their phone, with the conversation on screen, to a third party. Now, one can argue whether such “moderation” tools are something we want at all, as a society, legally, but as it stands it’s pretty reasonable for facebook to have it implemented this way.

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        3 years ago

        Reporting is a good feature, as it puts the onus of moderation on society self, and not a centralised authority. Group chats, however, can be reviewed by the WhatsApp admins. Atleast one to one chats are safe.