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		jklp on May 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WhatsApp, Used by 100M Brazilians, Shut Down Natio... I also use the web interface and I believe it tethers your phone to the browser - so the phone is sending the unencrypted messages to the browser window. If you delete a message on the phone the message disappears in the web interface too.

melvinmt on May 2, 2016 [–]

Looks like you guys are right:

"WhatsApp Web connects to your phone to sync messages."

I.. did not know that.

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