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  2. Use WhatsApp to verify your AOL account

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    If you see a message to check your WhatsApp account, it means AOL can't send a WhatsApp message to the phone number you provided. Here are some things to try. Enter your phone number again. Typos happen. Try entering your phone number again, and verify it's the correct number and matches the phone number you use for WhatsApp.

  3. Reception and criticism of WhatsApp security and privacy ...

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    In May 2012 security researchers noticed that new updates of WhatsApp sent messages with encryption, [40] [41] [42] but described the cryptographic method used as "broken." [43] [44] In August of the same year, the WhatsApp support staff stated that messages sent in the "latest version" of the WhatsApp software for iOS and Android (but not BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and Symbian) were encrypted ...

  4. What's a six-digit verification code — and why you should ...

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    Use a phone number you trust, such as the number on a past statement or a verified number from your phone's address book. Beware of unsolicited messages claiming something’s wrong with your account.

  5. SMS spoofing - Wikipedia

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    SMS spoofing is a technology which uses the short message service (SMS), available on most mobile phones and personal digital assistants, to set who the message appears to come from by replacing the originating mobile number (Sender ID) with alphanumeric text. Spoofing has both legitimate uses (setting the company name from which the message is ...

  6. Burst error-correcting code - Wikipedia

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    Next, these 24 message symbols are encoded using C2 (28,24,5) Reed–Solomon code which is a shortened RS code over . This is two-error-correcting, being of minimum distance 5. This is two-error-correcting, being of minimum distance 5.

  7. Add or disable 2-step verification for extra security - AOL Help

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    We'll send you a text or call you with a new code that needs to be entered at sign-in. The phone number we contact you with may be different each time. Enable 2-step for phone. 1. Sign in to your Account Security page. 2. Next to "2-Step Verification," click Turn on. 3. Select Phone number for your 2-step verification method. 4.

  8. Error correction code - Wikipedia

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    The code-rate is hence a real number. A low code-rate close to zero implies a strong code that uses many redundant bits to achieve a good performance, while a large code-rate close to 1 implies a weak code. The redundant bits that protect the information have to be transferred using the same communication resources that they are trying to protect.

  9. Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients

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    A mobile-focused, phone number-based model operates on the concept of primary and secondary devices. Examples of such messaging services include: WhatsApp , Viber , Line , WeChat , Signal , etc. The primary device is a mobile phone and is required to login and send/receive messages.