A lengthy battle between WhatsApp and NSO Group Spyware maker was concluded when the jury ordered the infamous spyware maker to pay more than $167 million in damages to the Meta-owned company which brought about the conclusion of a legal battle spanning more than five years, which started in October 2019 when WhatsApp accused NSO Group of hacking more than 1,400 of its users by taking advantage of a vulnerability in the chat app’s audio-calling functionality. While the battle was between WhatsApp and the NSO group, a lot of things came to light that concerns users of the messaging app from Meta. Users need to pay attention so they know what data is collected and processed and how secure and private their chats can be. So we are going to digest 8 things we learned from this case that users should know.
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