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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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