It is possible that most users WhatsApp since last Tuesday displayed in conversations notice that messages and calls from that chat are “secure encrypted end to end” will has downplayed the issue
But the significance behind an application that protects the privacy of one billion monthly active users is up to that number. it is huge and difficult to measure. In addition, of course, we should understand what led to the signing of Facebook to implement default (and not as an option) as well as the choice of time to do so.
Because if it was massive the Tuesday WhatsApp is working on encrypting your conversations since 2013 and in fact was partially operational for certain regions.
Background
There are two records that can be seen as precipitators of the massive expansion of encryption prevents anyone (including himself WhatsApp) can access the content of individual or group conversations courier service
One.: the arrest in early March in Brazil Argentine Diego Dzodan, CEO of Facebook for Latin America, in compliance with the order of detention issued by the judge of the Criminal court of the town of Lagarto, Marcel Monta Montalvão.
the reason Dzodan spent a stopped hours? The disregard that the representative of the company made the requirement to disclose information stored in a chat WhatsApp, “essential for the production of evidence to be used in research on organized and drug crime,” according to Justice Brazilian
since then, the explanation from the company had been that servers WhatsApp not store conversations or exchanges of users
Two:.. the bitter dispute between the FBI and Apple on the motion unlock an iPhone that the federal agency made to US security firm Cupertino. Although it was not any iPhone, but used by one of the terrorist attackers after a shooting in San Bernardino in which 14 people died, killed the refusal of the technology giant was unequivocal.
According to Jim Cook Apple CEO, provide that “back door” into their devices open the possibility that the FBI or anyone with some knowledge of the tool may access the privacy contained in any iPhone. The company refused even under injunction, although the FBI got a method not disclosed to access the information in the device and withdrew the order.
Arguments
Technically, WhatsApp is saying, “we provide a service that even we can not hack to know what they talk about our users.” Factually, this makes WhatsApp on behalf sure as Apple, made the caveat that this service is a platform that works on both iOS and Android and Windows Phone, and chats are automatically encrypted in all cases.
Safer than Telegram? Yes, since until now was considered the service more reliable privacy protection instant messaging, only encriptaba conversations selected by the user, and he did not default as now WhatsApp.
How It works
It is built from a system developed by Open Whisper Systems, a project of plan to return more secure communication . The system in turn is based on a platform textsecure.
Broadly speaking, what is done is create a private key that is associated with the device and without which no one can access the conversation. Each time a message is sent, the key changes, which is even more difficult for a third party to have access, not even the company.
Should we do something? No, just have an updated version and that members of the talks, individual or group, also updated.
Facebook “Live”
New tool . Facebook launched yesterday for all its users the “Live” tool with which you can stream videos live on the platform -a option was restricted to celebrities and verificadas- accounts and will be available progressively and globally for both iOS and Android devices. “It’s like having a TV camera in my pocket,” said Mark Zuckerberg.
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