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posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday April 05 2016, @11:17PM   Printer-friendly
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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 06 2016, @12:07AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 06 2016, @12:07AM (#327860)

    Yes, 2014 called and it wants $16 billion.

    Facebook today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire WhatsApp, a rapidly growing cross-platform mobile messaging company, for a total of approximately $16 billion, including $4 billion in cash and approximately $12 billion worth of Facebook shares.

    https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2014/02/facebook-to-acquire-whatsapp/ [fb.com]