Google is indexing WhatsApp group chat links via 'Invite to Group Link' feature

Google is indexing invitations to WhatsApp group chats which make invite links discoverable and available for anyone who wishes to join, even those to private group chats, as per Morboard reports.

Journalist Jordan Wildon stated on his Twitter handle that he has discovered that WhatsApp’s ‘Invite to Group Link’ feature allows Google index groups to make links available all over Internet as those links are being shared outside of platform’s secure private messaging service.

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Invalidating a WhatsApp invite link may t disable original link

Jordon also mentioned that he discovered that while group admins can invalidate a link to a chat whenever y wish to, WhatsApp only generates a new link in those cases and it does t necessarily disable original link which had been created earlier. WhatsApp group links also have a warning attached to m which reminds person who generates link to share it only with ones y trust.

Also, with help of a few Google searches, Morboard was able to reach private WhatsApp groups where most of results were centered around sharing porgraphy content. After y joined a group, which was intended for NGOs accredited by UN, y were able to get access to group members and could also access all phone numbers.

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WhatsApp spokesperson speaks on issue

WhatsApp spokesperson Alison Bonny stated to  Verge that invite links which are posted by users publicly on internet can be found by or users on platform just like all every or content that is shared on searchable public channels. He furr added that links that users wish to share privately with ones y kw and trust should t be posted on a publicly accessible website.

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