Given how WhatsApp is the de-facto way to communicate outside of the West and China, these security/data-handling "weaknesses" are most likely a feature, not a bug. An absolute bonanza for the certain intelligence services.
Remember, kids: End to end encryption is useless if the "ends" are fully controlled by an (untrustworthy) third party.
Remember, kids: End to end encryption is useless if the "ends" are fully controlled by an (untrustworthy) third party.