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> I mentioned to them I appreciate end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp Oh Boy. WhatsApp is very much the opposite of proper end-to-end encryption.
by sauere 11y ago
> I mentioned to them I appreciate end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp
Oh Boy. WhatsApp is very much the opposite of proper end-to-end encryption.
- mtgx 11y agoWith so many hundreds of millions people in Asian countries using Whatsapp, it's quite surprising that more governments aren't complaining about Whatsapp's encryption. Iran just complained about Telegram and it doesn't even have end-to-end encryption by default as Whatsapp is supposed to have. I think that should tell us something about Whatsapp's E2E encryption (which again, the team has never even officially said it's using).
- kenrick95 11y agoFrom the FAQ[1]: "WhatsApp communication between your phone and our server is encrypted." [1] http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/general/21864047 http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/general/21864047
- sauere 11y agoThe definition of End-to-End encryption is that _only_ the participants are able to read their messages.
- agopaul 11y agoAre you sure? This dates to a year ago: https://whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp/ https://whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp/