“I am proud of our team for reaching this milestone: now every message, photos, videos, files and voice message sent is encrypted by default, if you use the latest version of our app. Even the group chat and voice calls are encrypted “. So Jan Koum , founder of the Whatsapp platform, announced on his profile Facebook the turning point of the company: all messages and voice calls will pass on the platform will be automatically encrypted, thus ensuring greater protection for its one billion users worldwide, the wake of what they already do chat services such as Telegram .
a sign that Whatsapp he wanted to give after the controversy between FBI and Apple in the investigation of the San Bernardino killer, since Cupertino denied investigators access phone data to the attacker. “We recognize the important work of law enforcement in keeping people safe – Whatsapp writes on his website – but efforts to weaken the encryption of data subject information people abuse of cybercriminals , hackers and the United
No one, emphasizes the company’s blog, you can enter the message post,” even repressive regimes or ourselves. ” From his profile facebook , then Koum stresses the need to ensure security to Users , because “it allows us to connect with those we love.” In addition, continues the founder, “the desire to protect the communication of the people is one of the basic principles of WhatsApp and, for me, it is a personal matter. I grew up in the USSR during the communist regime and the fact that people could not speak freely is one of the reasons that drove my family to move to the United States “. He concludes: “We are happy to do our part in keeping the more of the people out of the reach of hacker and . “
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