WhatsApp Encryption

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Instant messaging application WhatsApp has rolled out a new extension for adding extra security to its web app.As per GSM Arena, the extension is called Code Verify and its sole purpose is to ensure the web version of WhatsApp is secure enough and the end-to-end encryption has not been compromised.WhatsApp said that the web app is naturally less resilient against attacks. So the Code Verify ensures the same level of security as a native app on Windows, iOS or Android.

With this update, if you choose to back up your chat history with end-to-end encryption, it will be accessible only to yoy; no one will be able to unlock the backup, not even WhatsApp

WhatsApp has more than 2 billion users globally and over 400 million in India

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The feature is still under development and there is no release date available as of now, said the WABetaInfo in a post published on Twitter

The instant messaging platform has been offfering clarificaions on how it collects and shares data and that its new privacy policy only concerns accounts that communicate to business accounts

WhatsApp has now expanded its 'commitment to your privacy' message to the users in the US and UK as well.

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp was treating Indian users differently from its European ones with regard to opting out of its new privacy policy

A day after govt asked it to withdraw changes to its privacy policy, WhatsApp said the proposed change does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and it's open to answering questions

Messenger does not offer any end-to-end protection and is more prone to data breach, a security expert has claimed, adding that Messenger users should opt for safer apps first

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One of WhatsApp's key features is end-to-end encryption, which means the messages sent using WhatsApp are only visible to the sender and receiver of the message

The spokesperson also said that people sign up on WhatsApp using only a phone number and that the Facebook-owned company does not have access to the message content

The recommendations assume significance in view of the ongoing battle between the government and WhatsApp over encryption.