21 Nov 2014
WhatsApp begins end-to-end encryption of messages on Its Android App.
In what is believed to be good news for users of WhatsApp on the
Android platform, WhatsApp has added an end-to-end encryption for your messages
to protect users of the popular instant messaging platform. The functionality will
come with the next update of the app and the encryption is turned on by default.
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Unlike other encryption systems, which often
scramble messages only as they travel from a device to the company’s servers before
being re-routed to the recipients, TextSecure encrypts the message from end-to-end
(from handset to handset) throughout a message's journey meaning even the tech firms
don’t even have access to your messages anymore.
This encryption has been described by tech experts as the most
secure giving WhatsApp the bragging rights as the most secure messaging
platform.
Law enforcement agencies are not happy with some tech firms because
of the encryption being applied to messages as they say it makes it difficult
for them to fraudsters and criminals
For now, the encryption is only available on Android, but is expected to be available at some stage for
the iOS app and only messages are being encrypted
initially with videos and group messaging encryption expected to follow soon.
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