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In the past few days, WhatsApp has been full of controversy. First, it comes from privacy concerns at NSO, an Israeli security company, which uses vulnerabilities in the WhatsApp platform to monitor users, then a compromised video file that allows hackers to hack into their smartphones. Now, Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has written an article on his channel claiming that WhatsApp is part of the software.

"not only can WhatsApp protect your WhatsApp messages, but this application has been used as a Trojan to monitor your non-WhatsApp photos and messages. Why would they do that? Facebook has become part of the surveillance program and acquired WhatsApp [4] [5]. "I naively think that after the acquisition, the company will change its policy," astronomer Durov wrote on his official Telegraph channel Durov. " .

In the 446-word article, the founder of Telegram not only explained the logic behind Facebook's response to the vulnerability discovery, that is, hackers used compromised video to access users' smartphones, but also proved the existence of the vulnerability. Used by hackers.

Durov claimed that WhatsApp unexpectedly "implements serious security vulnerabilities in all its applications every few months", but Durov said that although it is an application with similar complexity, Telegram has not experienced a serious "WhatsApp level" problem in the six years since its launch.

"while there is growing evidence that WhatsApp is a honeypot for people who still trust Facebook in 2019, it is also possible that WhatsApp accidentally implements critical security vulnerabilities in all its applications every few months. It is unlikely that anyone will make major security mistakes from time to time, so it is suitable for regular monitoring." He added.

He concluded that WhatsApp should be removed from the phone unless users "one day remain calm about photos and messages".

It is worth noting that this is not the first time Durov has expressed criticism of WhatsApp. As early as May, the founder of Telegram wrote a blog post about WhatsApp hacking, saying that WhatsApp will never be as secure as Telegram.

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