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Enumerating 3B Accounts for Security and Privacy [pdf]
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Researchers from the University of Vienna scraped 3 billion WhatsApp accounts and published their findings in a paper, sparking discussion about data privacy and security.
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University of Vienna scraped 3 Billion WhatsApp Accounts. This is their Paper ... nice read.
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