WhatsApp’s ‘View Once’ Finally Delivers: Privacy Flaw Fixed After Hilarious Hide-and-Seek Drama
WhatsApp’s View Once feature, meant to protect privacy with disappearing media, was more like “View Whenever” thanks to a flaw. Rogue browser extensions could easily bypass it. After a less-than-perfect quick fix, WhatsApp claims it’s finally resolved with an update. Remember, only send these messages to those you trust!
Hot Take:
WhatsApp’s attempt to make our private media vanish like Houdini turned out to be more of a David Copperfield illusion: impressive until you see the strings. Looks like WhatsApp’s “View Once” feature was secretly moonlighting as “View Whenever” for a while. Who knew privacy could take a backseat to browser extensions?
Key Points:
- WhatsApp’s “View Once” feature was flawed, allowing media to be accessed even after it was supposed to vanish.
- The issue was identified by researchers at crypto wallet startup Zengo.
- WhatsApp released a patch, but it initially failed to fully resolve the problem.
- A recent update claims to have finally fixed the issue, blocking rogue browser extensions.
- WhatsApp advises users to only send sensitive media to trusted parties and keep their app updated.
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