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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/whatsapp-encryption-said-to-stymie-wiretap-order.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/whatsapp-

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/whatsapp-encryption-said-to-stymie-wiretap-order.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/us/politics/whatsapp-encry... > The Justice Department and WhatsApp declined to comment. The government officials and others who discussed the dispute did so on condition of anonymity because the wiretap order and all the information associated with it were under seal. The nature of the case was not clear, except that officials said it was not a terrorism investigation. The location of the investigation was also unclear. Just in case anyone was wondering if this was terrorism related, it is not. I suppose next is OpenWhisperSystems / Signal, etc. I'm glad I've stuck with GnuPG for anything truly sensitive.

ycmbntrthrwaway 11y ago
GnuPG is great, but it is not for real-time messaging. Real-time messaging protocol should have forward secrecy, which OpenPGP can't have because it is not an interactive protocol. Related: http://www.thoughtcrime.org/blog/gpg-and-me/ http://www.thoughtcrime.org/blog/gpg-and-me/
- fweespee_ch 11y ago
  I'm aware but I don't need real time messaging for secure communication. It is really limited to things like security flaws, financial information, and things of that nature.