Sorry for hijacking your post,

It is not a conspiracy theory anymore

www.msn[.]com/en-us/news/politics/it-s-official-cia-can-read-your-whatsapp-messages-meta-owner-zuckerberg-s-shocking-reveal/vi-BB1rhFAp

The linked video isn't accurate. Other sources say that Zuckerberg said that messages can be read if the device is broken into. No evidence that intelligence agencies have a way to intercept and read WhatsApp messages.

The link to the video has been broken but not removed so people here can still see what others have been talking about.

    NetRunner88 This is only possible if the CIA has already compromised your device through malware like Pegasus or they gain physical access to the device and bruteforce it.

    WhatsApp's end to end encryption is not compromised however you cannot expect your messages to still be secure if one of the ends are compromised. The same argument applies to Signal and SimpleX.

    This is much less of a concern for the average person than you are making it out to be.

      NetRunner88
      End to end encrypted it states when you start a new chat in WA... More like end to end exploited

      Thanks for the link. I am now deleting my WA account. Either my family use SimpleX, Signal, or its face to face chat.

          DeletedUser64 I am now deleting my WA account.

          While I would advocate for this, you need to be doing it based on a complete understanding of the situation. As I mentioned above, WhatsApp's end to end encryption is not compromised by the CIA.

          Zuckerburg was specifically talking about when the CIA has physical access to the device. If your device is physically compromised then you cannot assume that anything you do on it will be secure which includes messaging on Signal or SimpleX. End to end encryption does not benefit you if one of the ends has been compromised.

              rellhom

              If you only give them Network permission they will only see the number you give them. However if you ever grant them phone permission they will know the number on your sim card.

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                  Blastoidea

                  I have gone further. If you have any social apps (FB, WA, IG...) on your phone you do NOT get my contact information. Your home screen will tell me everything I need to know.

                  Reason: When I give you personal information I am entrusting you to protect it and keep it private. People who use the mentioned services and others cannot be trusted to keep it private. Mostly through ignorance, convenience and social engineering, generally not any act of deliberate maleficence, but I am not accepting excuses.
                  There are only three people who have my number and they have got the message. Even my mother is not one of them. There are other ways for people to contact me.