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		throwawaylolx on Jan 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook to integrate the infrastructure for Whats... How does it work? Where is the private key stored?

lorenzhs on Jan 25, 2019 [–]

On the desktop. It's synced when you set up your desktop client (you have to scan a QR code on your phone).

daemin on Jan 25, 2019 | [–]

And therein lies the problem the original poster was referring to: no way to create a WhatsApp account without a phone number.

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