WhatsApp enables end-to-end encryption
WhatsApp has enabled end-to-end encryption for conversations and pone calls in its latest versions (2.12.556 for Android y 2.16.1 in case of iOS). This encryption will increase security for the more than 1000 million users. Encryption system used by WhatsApp is based on the one used in Signal, another IM App, by Open Whisper Systems.
References:
- 04/04/2016 whatsapp.com Seguridad en WhatsApp
- 05/04/2016 whispersystems.org WhatsApp's Signal Protocol integration is now complete
- 06/04/2016 infosecurity-magazine.com Privacy Boost as WhatsApp Completes Encryption Roll Out
- 05/04/2016 theguardian.com WhatsApp rolls out full encryption to a billion messenger users
- 06/04/2016 elconfidencial.com Por qué el cifrado de WhatsApp es tan importante (y qué implica para ti)
- 06/04/2016 eldiario.es El cifrado de extremo a extremo no se lo inventó WhatsApp