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The WhatsApp client is a closed source, so why is this news ? Is this some kind of promise from the company that the client will not have access to private keys ?

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WhatsApp promises end to end encryption, with no access to the content of your messages, just like iMessage and signal.

This tweet doesn't establish otherwise.

The app can still provide end-to-end encryption while simultaneously piping your private keys direct to FB. They're not really related.

Of course it's related. To do that undermines the entire point of end to end encryption. It's a strong allegation with no evidence to support it.

It would also completely invalidate their "we don't have the keys" defence to law enforcement requests.

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