How to enable WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption and what it means
WhatsApp is now end-to-end encrypted at all times. This will ensure that a user's messages, videos, photos sent over WhatsApp, can't be read by anyone else; not WhatsApp, not cyber-criminals, not law-enforcement agencies. Even calls and group chats will be encrypted. WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum announced the update on his Facebook page, stating that the company has been working on the feature for the last two years. Koum wrote , "We've been working for the past two years to give people better security over their conversations on WhatsApp... People deserve security. It makes it possible for us to connect with our loved ones. It gives us the confidence to speak our minds. It allows us to communicate sensitive information with colleagues, friends, and others. We're glad to do our part in keeping people's information out of the hands of hackers and cyber-criminals." So what is end-to-end encryption and how exactly does it work in WhatsApp? WhatsA