Whatsapp's End-to-End Encryption

Whatsapp Community announced that their user's communication will be encrypted from Tuesday.

WhatsApp community told, With this end-to-end encryption, messages are encrypted when they sent from the sender's smartphone, and can only be decrypted by the receiver's smartphone. Files and Audio files will also be encrypted.

 "The idea is simple: when you send a message, the only person who can read it is the person or group chat that you send that message to. No one can see inside that message. Not cybercriminals. Not hackers. Not oppressive regimes. Not even us." said WhatsApp community. 

The Facebook-owned company said protecting private communication was one of its "core beliefs".

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