Is it possible to spy on somones phone/Whatsapp?

workquerycs

Without them knowing? I have checked all my apps and there doesn't seem to be anything untoward, but just wondering, particularly re Whatsapp, and is there any way of finding out?

GBX

Probably not. Did you download the app from the play store? or an APK from the web? Chances are its fine. Messages are also encrypted now.

xabi

Probably not easy, unless you work for the CIA.

workquerycs

Ok, thanks. Just some weirdness, as I was Whatsapping a friend about something confidential, after which I quickly deleted the messages and my partner mentioned something. Probably just coincidence/ my "guilty" conscience

GBX

Id say it is coincidental .. unless of course your partner is a spy! :eek:

listermint

Well they could of seen from what's app Web perhaps.....

allthedoyles

There is a way ....A guy showed me in a pub about 3 years ago .

He scanned and sent a message to one of the phones nearby and when they accepted the message he had access to their phone .

Alanstrainor

Whatsapp is encrypted end to end these days. Only brought in, in the last 6 months.

nikkibikki

If you have a tablet, is it set up on that too? Or could your partner have set it up on another device without you knowing? I've Viber set up on our tablet as well as does my husband. Plus FB and messenger. we have separate accounts on it but no passwords on the accounts. We could in theory read each others messages if we could be bothered to.

Alf Veedersane

WhatsApp is probably the most secure way of messaging someone now with it being end-to-end encryption as Alanstrainor said.

GBX

nikkibikki wrote: »

If you have a tablet, is it set up on that too? Or could your partner have set it up on another device without you knowing? I've Viber set up on our tablet as well as does my husband. Plus FB and messenger. we have separate accounts on it but no passwords on the accounts. We could in theory read each others messages if we could be bothered to.

Whatsapp works through the web in tandem to the phone. You need the scan the QR code in the browser with the phone before you can use it on a pc/tablet etc

stesaurus

There are a lot of spy apps that can be installed directly on your phone and then hidden. Very expensive though with monthly subs. Your partner would need to have had access for a few mins to install it. They can then pretty much see everything you do, including remotely turning on the camera/phone to see what you're doing. I don't know if the new encryption with whatsapp would protect against it though.
They showed something similar on Mr. Robot last year.
If you're suspicious then use that to test. Add a fake contact to whatsapp and set up a time to meet them etc. See what happens when you leave to meet the fake person.
Or maybe just shrug it off as a more than likely coincidence and forget about it.

Jen44

did you leave your phone down somewhere that they could have just picked it up and looked at it?

Steve F

workquerycs wrote: »

Without them knowing? I have checked all my apps and there doesn't seem to be anything untoward, but just wondering, particularly re Whatsapp, and is there any way of finding out?

Have you seen the film "Unfriended" OP?
Be afraid,be very afraid:eek:

Only joking,I'd say it would be virtually impossible for an ordinary Joe Soap to hack into your whatsapp

nikkibikki

GBX wrote:

Whatsapp works through the web in tandem to the phone. You need the scan the QR code in the browser with the phone before you can use it on a pc/tablet etc

Yep u need to scan a QR code for Viber too. Itd take 2seconds to do when they are in the shower or something if you were so inclined.

JeffKenna

workquerycs wrote: »

Ok, thanks. Just some weirdness, as I was Whatsapping a friend about something confidential, after which I quickly deleted the messages and my partner mentioned something. Probably just coincidence/ my "guilty" conscience

Cheater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

workquerycs

LOL @ JeffKenna, you couldn't be more wrong! Hence the inverted commas.
Thanks all.

jimmycrackcorm

workquerycs wrote:

Ok, thanks. Just some weirdness, as I was Whatsapping a friend about something confidential, after which I quickly deleted the messages and my partner mentioned something. Probably just coincidence/ my "guilty" conscience

Is your partner IT savvy, because it's definitely possible to put on spy monitoring software if you know how.

Just do a search on android key logger.

workquerycs

No, not tech savvy as far as I am aware.

JakeBell

I don't think the spy software is too tricky to install? I remember reading about them a few years ago. They're a bit worrying to say the least. Basically undetectable and the 'spy' can see absolutely everything you do, they just need a minute or two to set it up.
If you have any serious doubts then get a new phone.

audi12

JeffKenna wrote: »

Cheater!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ha ha ha

Jen44

so curious now what the big secret is!!! come on tell us!!

nonreal

One of the app that you can use to spy is FlexiSpy.
Just google for it. Monthly plan but a very potent software.

If you want to know more about it you can watch "State of Surveilance" with Snowden on youtube: watch?v=ucRWyGKBVzo

J. Mourinho

Are you sure he simply didn't have a nose over your shoulder when you were texting?

Or could your mate have told him what you sent?

Or have you what's app set up for a tablet or PC too?