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WhatsApp Closes Encryption Loophole That Revealed Who Blocked You
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 8 hours ago
What happened
WhatsApp has fixed a security flaw that allowed users to confirm if they were blocked by others through encryption verification failures. Meta deployed a server-side update that now shows successful verification even when blocking occurs, restoring user privacy. Users must revert to traditional, less reliable signs to infer blocking.
- 01WhatsApp patched a flaw that revealed if users were blocked via encryption verification failures.
- 02Meta deployed a server-side update fixing the issue for all Android and iPhone users immediately.
- 03The encryption system was never breached, only the verification process was exploited.
- 04Now, verification shows success even if a block exists, preserving user privacy.
- 05Users must rely on traditional, less definitive signs to guess if they are blocked.
- 06Meta aims to keep blocking actions ambiguous to protect user discretion.
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