WhatsApp, the world’s most popular instant messaging platform, has begun encrypting all its data by default, a move that privacy advocates say would aid dissidents and human-rights activists seeking to protect their communications from governments and hackers alike.
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Open Whisper Systems, a group of software developers, said Tuesday it had partnered with the Silicon Valley company to build in end-to-end encryption that will make it impossible for foreign governments as well as U.S. agencies to intercept text messages, even with a warrant.
The move follows announcements by Apple and Google that they were encrypting by default data stored on iPhones and Android devices.
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