A major security flaw within WhatsApp is further proof that spy agencies are habitually using it as a surveillance tool, the founder of rival messaging app Telegram has claimed.
Pavel Durov supported this claim by pointing to a recent vulnerability that potentially exposed the private messages and photos of WhatsApp users – just months after a similar security bug was discoverd.
Earlier this year, the Russian entrepreneur joined mounting criticism against the Facebook-owned app by claiming that it would never be truly secure. He pointed to a succession of security flaws that had consistently put users’ private data at risk to hackers and government intelligence agencies.
Building on this criticism in his latest Telegram post, Mr Durov described WhatsApp as a “Trojan Horse” being used to spy on users’ photos and messages across other apps.
“Facebook has been part of surveillance programs long before it acquired WhatsApp,” he wrote. “It is naive to think the company would change its policies after the acquisition.”
Global News 
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