![]() ![]() ![]() But the Facebook-owned company built itself on prioritizing privacy over money or growth, and leaking the phone numbers of its users isn't exactly keeping them private. Now a security researcher, Athul Jayaram, reports that sharing the links to these QR codes online could result in your phone number being revealed to anyone who cares to look.Īdmittedly, this isn't a huge issue, especially if you only use WhatsApp to talk to close friends and family who are likely already in your contacts list. WhatsApp launched a new feature earlier this year that lets you add contacts via QR code.
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