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Wow that is really bad. "If you're using a custom ROM or rooted phone, your [WhatsApp] messages won't be protected with end-to-end encryption."

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Kilian

@kiliankoe

Aug 11, 2019

PSA: Using WhatsApp on a rooted Android device or running a custom ROM? No crypto for you. faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/260

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It's being misinterpreted. They're saying that their end-to-end encryption won't be able to protect people on alternative OSes, because they roll back many security features, break core parts of the security model and rarely ship full security updates even when available.

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It's hard to disagree with that overall but they're presenting it poorly in an attempt to dumb it down. Still, it's quite disingenuous for them to say this while not saying anything about all the devices with unmaintained vendor forks of Android and lack of security updates.

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It's called GrapheneOS. Please try to avoid referring to the project via the legacy name. The legacy name is being used for a scam product based on stealing the code and donations from the open source GrapheneOS project. You're in a position to understand but many people aren't.

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Until I get back the project's old Twitter account, this is a major issue, because it's an ongoing scam with daily attacks on the open source project and developers aiming to harm it. Copperhead is a malicious company explicitly aiming to cause harm out of spite at this point.