Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers to block WhatsApp

Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by Jtsummers on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @02:39PM (#12123782)

So this is about WhatsApp, not Facebook. Does WhatsApp disable encryption in Saudi Arabia?

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http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/whatsapp-blocking-encrypted-calls-s...

Is this what you're referring to? This deosn't indicate that they're disabling encryption, but that they're blocking all calls to Saudi numbers. A different issue.

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by unwind on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @03:27PM (#12124170)

I read that as since Facebook owns WhatsApp, it's their decision.

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by Jtsummers on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @03:31PM (#12124188)

Fair. But either way encryption doesn't seem to be disabled. Rather, calls are not allowed at all. Encrypted messaging still seems to be present.

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Re:Annoyed at crypto, Brazilian judge orders mobile carriers... by baby on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @04:07PM (#12124449)

Ah ok, it was confusing because Facebook has its own messaging app called Messenger, that also includes end-to-end encryption since a few days.

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