Apple and his speech on the protection of personal data is emulated. WhatsApp messaging subsidiary Facebook announced Tuesday that all exchanges will now be encrypted “end to end” on its platform. A measure that further protects the data of its users, but will probably jump the security forces, who argue that this leaves criminals and terrorists operate freely.
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“We are proud to announce that we have made a technological breakthrough that makes WhatsApp a leader in the protection of your private communications: total encryption end to end,” the service on its official blog. This means that “when you send a message, the only person who can read is the person or group to whom you send the message. No one (else) can not return to that message. No cybercriminals. Not the pirates. no oppressive regimes. not even us, “added WhatsApp.
The solution proposed by Whatsapp is based on the application Signal Open Whisper Systems. Facebook would consider a similar solution for its own platform.
This comes after several weeks of standoff between Apple and the US government, which wanted to force the Apple brand to help the FBI to hack an iPhone belonging to one of the authors of the attack in San Bernardino. According to press reports, WhatsApp would be engaged in similar court battles. Media also reported that the service and its competitor Telegram had been used in the terrorist attacks of 13 November in Paris.
Policies against Silicon Valley
The United States could legislate to force technology companies to retain “key” to recover them in the event data criminal investigation, and with a warrant. Legislation are also discussed in France and the UK.
A lot of technology groups and civil rights advocates, however, have taken position against the granting of “special access” to police, believing that this would create holes that can also be exploited by hackers or dictatorships.
“We live in a world where our data is scanned more than ever before,” said WhatsApp. “Every day we see stories inappropriate access or theft of sensitive data. And if nothing is done, more information and online communications of people will be vulnerable to attacks in the coming years” .
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