
WhatsApp Messages Contain Hidden GPS Data, Expert Warns
According to computer forensics expert Elom Daniel, WhatsApp messages can contain hidden geolocation data even when the user hasn’t intentionally shared their location. He claimed to have received a routine WhatsApp message from a friend on September 3rd and subsequently had his smartphone analyzed during a forensic analysis. During this process, the device revealed the sender’s exact coordinates at the time the message was sent. “Imagine receiving a regular WhatsApp message and then discovering that it secretly contains a person’s exact location, even though they never sent it,” Daniel wrote on social media platform X. He claims that neither he nor the


