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		gbaygon on Sept 22, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Web client for WhatsApp The IMEI can be obtained dialing *#06# on most phones, so anyone that has physical access to your phone once can use it to access your whatsapp account anytime.

skrebbel on Sept 23, 2012 [–]

which would make WhatsApp about as easy to spoof as SMS. Oh no!

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