WhatsApp has added end-to-end encryption to its entire network for all mobile platforms. Co-founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum announced the move on the company s blog Tuesday. The move is seen as a major win for security and privacy advocates. It shifts the encryption spotlight away from Apple and its battle with the FBI and thrusts the Facebook-owned WhatsApp center stage. WhatsApp worked with Open Whisper Systems to develop the encryption technology and will use the not-for-profit hacker collective’s Signal Protocol for WhatsApp clients. Users will be alerted to encryption status on messages swapped between users.
Source: https://threatpost.com/whatsapp-adds-end-to-end-encryption-to-one-billion-users/117213/