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		manion on Jan 22, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WhatsApp doesn't understand the web The web app gets approval from Snowden (http://www.bestvpnservice.com/blog/why-you-should-use-whatsa...) Great marketing!

lumberjack on Jan 22, 2015 | [–]

It's proprietary and owned by Facebook. If that doesn't scare you away, nothing will.

higherpurpose on Jan 22, 2015 | [–]

Um, that's not what the article says. "The encryption tech" gets his approval, as in TextSecure's technology. Snowden didn't approve Whatsapp's implementation of it, and may not even use it for this web thing.

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