06-04-2016 00:28 via indianexpress.com

WhatsApp enables end-to-end encryption for Android, iOS apps

WhatsApp began working on developing full end-to-end encryption on its messages about two years ago with the help of software provided by Open Whisper Systems, a security nonprofit.
Facebook on Tuesday announced it had bolstered the default encryption settings for the more than one billion users of its popular WhatsApp messaging service so that all messages will now be accessible only to the sender and recipient.
The update arrives amid a heightened international debate over how much access law
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