Links related to private WhatsApp Group Chats have been detected again in Google Search, allowing any user to access them .
By performing a simple Google, a user can see private conversations that have taken place through WhatsApp Groups.
Rajshekhar Rajaharia, an independent security researcher, discovered and shared some screenshots, which show WhatsApp group chat invitations on Google Search.
In a recent incident, WhatsApp was again involved in a security breachwhen over 4,000 links inviting people to join private groups were leaked to Google. This discovery suggested a massive data breach and allowed anyone to join these groups.
WhatsApp spokesperson Alison Bonnysaid: "Like all content shared in public, searchable channels, invite links posted publicly on the internet can be found by other WhatsApp users."
“Links that users wish to share privately with people they know and trust should not be posted on a website accessible to the general public,” Bonny told The Verge earlier.
It was also recently announced that WhatsApp is changing its privacy policy and you must “agree and accept” the new terms if you want to continue using the app after February 8th.
According to WhatsApp's updated policy, the app will be able to share its users' information with the companies it partners with. Its purpose is to facilitate and support these companies as well as help improve the services they offer to users.
Of course, this new update has raised great concern about the security of private information, especially regarding data sharing with its parent company Facebook, which has been criticized many times for inappropriate use of its users' data.
