I was looking for WhatsApp for my Ubuntu but I found out there is no available on Linux. I saw an unofficial alternative called WhatsDesk and I would like to ask if the application is safe in terms of privacy and usability. I know there is Whatsapp web, but I would prefer to keep this option as the last. Thank you for the answer and have a great day!
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In as much as any such package is safe in terms of privacy on the internet, yes.
I believe it uses the same end to end encrypted security as WhatsApp does.
graham
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As far as i know your safe options are:
- Install whatsapp-for-linux (most popular unofficial app)
- Use WhatsApp web
- Create your own whatsapp app
Leon Vitanos
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If you are unsure about the app and use Gnome and have Chrome installed, you can try placing this in your /usr/share/applications folder whatsapp-webapp.desktop
LE: There is no "app", just Chrome running with the --app argument as stated by the Exec directive
Exec=/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome --app=https://web.whatsapp.com/
Yes, this is from my own repo made specifically for my own use but I decided to share it a few days ago.
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