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Re:WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK la... by jacooper on Thursday March 09, 2023 @11:19AM (#35082927)
They have been on the side of encryption since the beginning really.

I think had WhatsApp not added E2EE in 2014, Encryption wouldn't be that wide spread today.

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Re:WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK la... by mr_mitm on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:17PM (#35083684)
Wasn't that right before WhatsApp was bought though? From what I remember they made an effort to implement E2EE before Facebook had any say in it.
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Re:WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK la... by bryan_w on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:24PM (#35083795)
Nope, it was implemented after purchase. It's been (optional) in messenger too for almost as long.
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Re:WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK la... by RandallBrown on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:24PM (#35083803)
Facebook Messenger has had (opt in) E2EE since 2017 I believe.
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Re:WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK la... by haskaalo on Thursday March 09, 2023 @12:53PM (#35084256)
They're starting to enable it by default recently
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Re:WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK la... by eikenberry on Thursday March 09, 2023 @02:21PM (#35085412)
2014 was also the year Let's Encrypt was founded.
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Re:WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK la... by jacooper on Thursday March 09, 2023 @03:39PM (#35086357)
Truly game changing.
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Re:WhatsApp would not remove end-to-end encryption for UK la... by hackernewds on Thursday March 09, 2023 @08:47PM (#35089454)
Curious how it benefits Meta
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