http://www.wired.com/2016/04/forget-apple-vs-fbi-whatsapp-just-switched-encryption-billion-people/ https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000618/end-to-end-encryption
Moxie who? http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/07/10/what-moxie-marlinspike-did-at-twitter/ There is a longer write up on him at the WSJ but I can't get it to open just now.
I am waiting for the iOS update to install it....I have not used it before, now seems much more interesting.
Looks good, imho, if the biggest weaknesses are the endpoint devices. Support for Blackberry and others to end soon: https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000617/WhatsApp-support-for-mobile-devices "...by the end of 2016, we will be ending support for WhatsApp Messenger on the following mobile platforms: - BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10 - Nokia S40 - Nokia Symbian S60 - Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 - Windows Phone 7.1"
Adding End-To-End Encryption To WhatsApp Is Great...But Not Quite As Secure As People May Think https://www.techdirt.com/articles/2...not-quite-as-secure-as-people-may-think.shtml
Whats being missed in many articles is the fact that by default, it won't warn when your contacts Identity Key changes, you have to turn it on yourself.
The app is designed for the masses, most of whom couldn't care at all about the addition of encryption. Annoying them with popups when people change their phone would not be a good path. People who care about such things are free to turn it on, hence, it is of no interest to article authors.
Viber deploying encryption too. Yet not details, though. http://recode.net/2016/04/19/viber-end-to-end-encryption-security-update/
WhatsApp balks at India’s demand to break encryption July 23, 2018 https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/23/whatsapp-balks-at-indias-demand-to-break-encryption/
User privacy a priority: WhatsApp rejects India's demand for message traceability August 24, 2018 https://deccanchronicle.com/nation/...s-indias-demand-for-message-traceability.html
Your WhatsApp messages stored on Google Drive will be less secure August 27, 2018 https://www.indiatoday.in/technolog...-drive-will-be-less-secure-1323679-2018-08-27
Why would WhatsApp make this move? I feel like their reputation just took a hit with many. I see what is in it for Google along with their other "big brother" related stuff.
Who cares? You shouldn't be enabling cloud backups of your messages if you care about privacy. You should probably also have a very limited log length.
India wants WhatsApp to break encryption and trace inflammatory messages. Should it? https://scroll.in/article/895645/in...ion-and-trace-inflammatory-messages-should-it
... Exclusive: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind https://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyo...efacebook-and-why-he-left-850-million-behind/
India Seeks Access to Private Messages in WhatsApp Crackdown February 13, 2019 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...acklash-against-u-s-giants?srnd=technology-vp
WhatsApp will soon allow you to encrypt your Google Drive Backups March 3, 2020 https://mspoweruser.com/whatsapp-allow-you-to-encrypt-google-drive-backup/
WhatsApp working to encrypt chat backups July 18, 2021 https://www.livemint.com/news/whatsapp-working-to-encrypt-chat-backups-11626595837309.html