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WhatsApp May Soon Bring a Secret Code Feature for Locked Chats: Report | Technology News (www.gadgets360.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Anyone who thinks anything Meta/Zucc related is private by now needs to buy my Indianapolis beach-front property.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It depends who you want to keep it private from. If the answer is from Facebook, then use Signal, but this should still help if your device ends up in the wrong hands.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Lots of kids wanting to hide stuff from their parents and cheating partners will love this feature. If you're a journalist, activist or similar I wouldn't trust it