WhatsApp Extends End-to-End Encryption to All Messages

Apr 06, 2016, 11:23 AM
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(SAN FRANCISCO) — WhatsApp says it's now using a powerful form of encryption to protect the security of photos, videos, group chats and voice calls in addition to the text messages sent by its more than a billion users around the globe.

The popular service owned by Facebook began applying "end-to-end" encryption to standard messages sent on Android smartphones in 2014.