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Ask HN: Is implementation of encryption by WhatsApp reliable?
In the privacy fiasco of Zoom, I am looking for documentary proof of WhatsApp encryption implementation. I want a documentary evidence that WhatsApp encryption is poorly implemented or it is easier for Facebook to ferret out the conversations. )Please also recommend alternative secure messenger for healthcare)
- smt88 6y agoYou can't be sure the app is secure unless it's audited by a third party, open source, and compiled by you. I believe there are a few alls with these qualities, but I don't know what they are. There are messaging companies that specifically comply with health care laws, which is a separate issue entirely.
- stereotactic 6y agoThanks and appreciated. Agreed.
- jayp1418 6y agoWhatsApp uses Signal's encryption but it's hard to verify how much they changed. While signal provides a way to check that using cross-compiling reproducible build even for server code you can verify.
- stereotactic 6y agoI agree about it too. Isn't that Skype and other Microsoft products offer the same protocol?