WhatsApp says it has enabled end-to-end encryption for all forms of communication on its service, which now has over a billion users, by default
WhatsApp has always prioritized making … Open Whisper Systems : WhatsApp's Signal Protocol integration is now complete John Snow / blog.kaspersky.com : WhatsApp switches to secure end-to-end encryption Vincent Lanaria / Tech Times : WhatsApp Turns On Full End-To-End Encryption: What Does This Mean For Its More Than 1 Billion Users? Narinder Purba / We Live Security : WhatsApp adds end-to-end encryption for its one billion users Tim Hardwick / MacRumors : WhatsApp Messenger Implements Full End-to-End Encryption Aliya Sternstein / Nextgov : NEXTGOV — NEWSLETTER — SUBSCRIBE — Apple's Next Big … Amit Chowdhry / Forbes : WhatsApp Brings Full End-To-End Encryption To All One Billion Users Tom Risen / US News : Top FBI Attorney Worried About WhatsApp Encryption Richi Jennings / Computerworld : WhatsApp encryption splats egg on Hillary's face Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica : WhatsApp is now most widely used end-to-end crypto tool on the planet Fahmida Y. Rashid / InfoWorld : WhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption for all The Hill : Overnight Tech: Google takes heat during antitrust hearing John Kennedy / Silicon Republic : WhatsApp introduces end-to-end encryption for its 1bn users Vivek Pai / MediaNama : WhatsApp end to end encryption now default for all users American Guerrilla / Deep Dot Web : WhatsApp Is now End-to-End encrypted Jack Purcher / Patently Apple : WhatsApp Announces Full End-to-End Encryption Now Available Mohul Ghosh / Trak.in : Whatsapp Brings Full Encryption to All Messages, Including Voice, Text, File & Videos Aman Jain / ValueWalk : WhatsApp Now Encrypts All Forms Of Communication Manishs / Slashdot : WhatsApp Enables End-To-End Encryption For All Forms of Communications By Default Tim Cushing / Techdirt : WhatsApp Finishes Rolling Out End-To-End Encryption; Now Covers Group Messages, Media Alex Wagner / PhoneDog.com : WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption for all of its messages Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : WhatsApp completes end-to-end encryption rollout, now turned on by default for all users Russell Brandom / The Verge : WhatsApp is now entirely end-to-end encrypted Jessica Conditt / Engadget : Every message in WhatsApp is completely encrypted Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal : Facebook's WhatsApp Turns on Encryption by Default Jeff Gamet / The Mac Observer : Devs Ramp Up Security in Wake of FBI iPhone Unlock Fight Niranjan R / International Business Times : WhatsApp encrypts all messages, calls and media Brendan Klinkenberg / BuzzFeed : Every Single Message On WhatsApp Is Now Encrypted Kashmir Hill / News. Pop Culture. Satire. : It just got a lot harder for the police to read WhatsApp messages Brett Molina / USA Today : WhatsApp rolls out encryption to its 1 billion users Ed Carson / Investor's Business Daily : WhatsApp Just Added End-To-End Encryption For Over 1 Billion Users Shawn Knight / TechSpot : WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption rollout is now complete; default option with latest version Elyse Betters / Pocket-lint : Facebook-owned WhatsApp has updated with end-to-end encryption. Lily Hay Newman / Slate : WhatsApp Adds End-to-End Encryption for Its 1 Billion Users Mark Wilson / BetaNews : Full end-to-end encryption shows WhatsApp is serious about privacy Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post : WhatsApp, the messaging service, announces full encryption on all platforms Joon Ian Wong / Quartz : WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging service, just turned on encryption for all its data Mike Isaac / New York Times : WhatsApp Introduces End-to-End Encryption Thorin Klosowski / Lifehacker : WhatsApp Turns On End-to-End Encryption for Every Message Jake Smith / ZDNet : WhatsApp opens up end-to-end encryption for everyone Cosmin Vasile / Softpedia News : WhatsApp Messenger Now Offers End-to-End Encryption on Android and iOS Platforms Karissa Bell / Mashable : WhatsApp now supports end-to-end encryption on all its apps Chris Morran / Consumerist : Facebook's WhatsApp Messaging Service Bolsters Encryption Amid Law Enforcement Scrutiny Bertel King, Jr / Android Police : WhatsApp's End-To-End Encryption Is Now Appearing For Users Everywhere Arif Bacchus / WinBeta : WhatsApp spites FBI, implements end-to-end encryption Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune : How WhatsApp Is Pushing to Protect Its Users' Privacy Todd Haselton / TechnoBuffalo : WhatsApp gains full end-to-end encryption - Sorry hackers Tim-o-tato / Droid Life : WhatsApp Now Features End-to-End Encryption for All Calls and Messages Jennifer Elias / Silicon Valley Business Journal : WhatsApp becomes FBI-proof for its 1 billion users Laura Hautala / CNET : The FBI's problems just got worse: WhatsApp is encrypting all its data Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch : WhatsApp completes end-to-end encryption rollout Srivatsan Sridhar / Fone Arena : WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption for all communication Joseph Keller / Windows Central : WhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption for its 1 billion users Matt Burgess / Wired.co.uk : WhatsApp activates end-to-end encryption for one billion users Kif Leswing / Business Insider : Every WhatsApp message is now so secure that law enforcement can't read it — even if they have a warrant Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Google : WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption for all messages, photos and videos shared on the service Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac : Following Apple's lead with iMessage, WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption for all communication Alyssa Newcomb / ABC News : Facebook's WhatsApp Turns on Encryption for 1 Billion Users Usman / iPhone in Canada Blog : WhatsApp Enables End-to-End Encryption for a Billion Users Jessica Vomiero / MobileSyrup.com : WhatsApp has added end-to-end encryption to all communication on its service Julian Chokkattu / Digital Trends : WhatsApp activates end-to-end encryption for one billion users Ben Woods / The Next Web : WhatsApp now supports end-to-end encryption for all your picture, voice and text messages Chris Smith / BGR : WhatsApp shows why the FBI's fight against encryption is doomed Stephen Schenck / Pocketnow : WhatsApp completes Signal-driven encryption upgrades: end-to-end everywhere Damon Beres / The Huffington Post : WhatsApp Just Made It Impossible To Hand Your Messages Over To Police Christian Zibreg / iDownloadBlog.com : Starting today, contents of your WhatsApp chats are now protected with full end-to-end encryption Alex Heath / Tech Insider : All WhatsApp messages are now encrypted — here's why that's a big deal Jordan Novet / VentureBeat : WhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption by default John Gruber / Daring Fireball : WhatsApp Enables End-to-End Encryption Kurt Wagner / Re/code : Take That, FBI: WhatsApp Is Now Fully Encrypted Tweets: Aral Balkan / @aral : Facebook will do whatever it can to keep its assets (you) secure from everyone except Facebook, Inc. This doesn't in any way imply privacy. Amy Maxmen / @amymaxmen : My US friends are the only ones I know who have smartphones and don't use WhatsApp. So superior. And now encrypted. http://www.wired.com/... Erik Voorhees / @erikvoorhees : This is the best news humanity has seen in quite a while. Private communications for a billion people. http://www.wired.com/... via @WIRED Moxie Marlinspike / @moxie : WhatsApp has finished integrating the Signal Protocol into their app. End to end encryption for everyone by default: http://whispersystems.org/... @jonathanstray : Holy wow! WhatsApp now supports end to end encryption using the Signal protocol. This is huge news for journosec http://whispersystems.org/... @anonyops : Now the US government has to contend with something much bigger than a locked iPhone: secrecy for a billion people http://www.wired.com/... Alex Howard / @digiphile : The cultural context the creators of tools grow up within informs the values they embed into them. http://twitter.com/... @sequoia : “It took a team of only 15 to bring encryption to the company's one billion users.” Amazed by the WhatsApp team http://www.wired.com/... Saikat Datta / @saikatd : News I love. WhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption through Open Whisper Systems, one of the best in the business http://www.wired.com/... Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green : The beautiful thing is: once you have a secure messaging channel, the security for phone calls is simple.pic.twitter.com/2TmYnkDEtI Christopher Soghoian / @csoghoian : I hope journalists will now stop describing Telegram as an encrypted messaging app. The encryption is opt-in. WhatsApp encrypts by default. Julian Sanchez / @normative : WhatsApp just posted a detailed security white paper explaining their new crypto rollout: https://www.whatsapp.com/... Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green : Also, the WhatsApp security guide is no fun to read. I only enjoy reading crypto specifications when they're broken. Matt Blaze / @mattblaze : Not to throw too much cold water here - genuine kudos to WhatsApp. But end-to-end crypto is mostly the easy part. Christopher Soghoian / @csoghoian : Way to go WhatsApp, but I'm not ready to give up Signal. I fear that many of my WhatsApp friends have enabled unencrypted cloud backups. Matthew Green / @matthew_d_green : Hmm. What major encrypted communication service is not included on this chart from the WhatsApp story?pic.twitter.com/FkWcxECVev