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Re:Belgium Arrests Two in Probe Over Returning Syria Fighter by zeeed on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @09:46AM (#9685828)
which, if you rely on it, defeats at least one "end" in "end-to-end" if you don't know what device your peer is using. So much for end-to-end encryption in Whatsapp...
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Re:Belgium Arrests Two in Probe Over Returning Syria Fighter by morganvachon on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @09:52AM (#9685854)
That's exactly what I was thinking. If WhatsApp was an Android-only app, it might be able to claim end-to-end security. Even then a quirk in a certain version of Android on one end, or even a hardware quirk with a certain model phone, could impact security.

Of course if you want the most secure communication possible with someone, you won't use a smartphone in the first place. There isn't a cellphone on the planet that's 100% secure from eavesdropping.

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Re:Belgium Arrests Two in Probe Over Returning Syria Fighter by Cederfjard on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @10:00AM (#9685911)
>If WhatsApp was an Android-only app, it might be able to claim end-to-end security.

Have they made this claim though, or stated it as a goal?

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Re:Belgium Arrests Two in Probe Over Returning Syria Fighter by morganvachon on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @10:12AM (#9685991)
They did a while back:

http://www.wired.com/2014/11/whatsapp-encrypted-messaging/

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Re:Belgium Arrests Two in Probe Over Returning Syria Fighter by jokr004 on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @09:52AM (#9685855)
I've never used Whatsapp, but maybe they inform you whether or not the other end supports and is using encryption? It would certainly be easy for them to do something like that, hopefully they do.
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Re:Belgium Arrests Two in Probe Over Returning Syria Fighter by solarexplorer on Tuesday June 09, 2015 @09:58AM (#9685904)
They don't...
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