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Google is indexing WhatsApp group chat links, making private groups discoverable | The Verge

By Kim Lyons on February 21, 2020

Invitations to WhatsApp group chats are being indexed by Google, making the invite links —including links to private group chats — discoverable and available to anyone who wants to join, Motherboard reports.

Journalist Jordan Wildon said on Twitter that he discovered that WhatsApp’s “Invite to Group Link” feature lets Google index groups, making them available across the internet since the links are being shared outside of WhatsApp’s secure private messaging service.

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Source: Google is indexing WhatsApp group chat links, making private groups discoverable – The Verge

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