WhatsApp replaced 160,000 lines of C++ with 90,000 lines of Rust to build a media consistency library that protects billions of users from malware hidden in files. The Rust implementation, called Kaleidoscope, validates media files against format standards and detects malicious patterns before they can exploit OS
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