> With the word "encrypted," the article makes no sense – it would take legislation to force US companies to build backdoors to encryption, not an international

> With the word "encrypted," the article makes no sense – it would take legislation to force US companies to build backdoors to encryption, not an international accord. It makes sense if you take it to mean that WhatsApp with share the encrypted messages, without any means to decrypt. It's not a very meaningful statement though, and will only confuse people.