WhatsApp Is Making Your Messages Way More Secure

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The latest update to the WhatsApp messaging service announced Tuesday includes end-to-end encryption by default, which means the content of a message is only decrypted and readable when it reaches its recipient. Encrypted texts via the TextSecure protocol will now be nearly impossible for law enforcement officials or WhatsApp to access.

The new feature was created using open-source code created by the development community at Open Whisper Systems. For now the feature...