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WhatsApp officially names Mullvad and Amnezia VPN as go-to tools for bypassing censorship
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this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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They're giving good advice but, in my opinion, they are using the reputation of Mullvad to 'privacy-wash' their public image by associating with a trusted brand.
WhatsApp is not a secure messaging service, your messages are not private. Being end to end encrypted doesn't mean anything if both ends are compromised by having the app installed on them (or being vendor rooted).