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on Tuesday April 05 2016, @11:17PM
from the what-about-beginning-to-beginning dept.
from the what-about-beginning-to-beginning dept.
The title pretty much says it all. According to the report:
the service will encrypt all messages, phone calls, photos, and videos moving among [the devices].
Moxie Marlinspike is involved, so they have a chance of getting it right, and no one, even WhatsApp, will be able to know what you”re saying, texting, viewing, &c. (Unless, of course, your widget is running malware, or the opposition can get their mitts on it.)-: They claim this is available on nearly a billion devices—this is a really big deal.
takyon: Alternate links with no Wired paywall: TechCrunch, Washington Post, CNET, Reuters.
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(Score: 2) by e_armadillo on Tuesday April 05 2016, @11:30PM
Staying consistent with previous articles about people posting without reading TFA, I went straight to the App Store on my phone to see what the release notes for the most recent version was. The result? One line:
* Bug fixes
perhaps they say un-encrypted communication as a bug? In any case, I welcome our privacy overlords :-)
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