Internet related News · 2020-02-22

Is Google indexing pvt WhatsApp group chat invites? – News


An investigation has found that search engine Google was indexing invitations to WhatsApp group chats. Which means the invite links —including links to private group chats — were discoverable & available to anyone who wants to join.


Google Is Letting People Find Invites to Some Private WhatsApp Groups -Motherboard


Google is indexing invite links to WhatsApp group chats whose administrators may want to be private. This means with a simple search, random people can discover and join a wide range of WhatsApp group chats.

Link: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/k7enqn/google-is-letting-people-find-invites-to-some-private-whatsapp-groups

via: Motherboard by Vice.


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