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Can a foreign government hack WhatsApp? A cybersecurity expert explains how that might work

By David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University Earlier today, Iranian officials urged the country’s citizens to remove the messaging platform WhatsApp from their smartphones. Without providing any supporting evidence, they alleged the app gathers user information to send to Israel. WhatsApp has rejected the allegations. In a statement to Associated … Continue reading “Can a foreign government hack WhatsApp? A cybersecurity expert explains how that might work”