WhatsApp Android version adding peer message encryption.

Instant messaging software WhatsApp latest Android version of the program adds a surprising feature provides the user with a powerful point-message encryption, this feature is turned on in the default state. WhatsApp message encryption technology with Whisper Systems jointly developed with Google, Apple, Microsoft and other companies launched the message encryption services also no monkey compared to color. iOS version of WhatsApp users may have to wait some time to enjoy this service.

Unlike peer message encryption technology companies such as Google and Facebook application in the mail or SMS encryption, WhatsApp message encryption for communications both established a shared key that only the parties to be able to read the contents of the dialogue, and even the company can not self WhatsApp open encrypted messages. This point encryption technology is widely used in the spread of the telegraph and newsletters, over six million users worldwide, WhatsApp is by far the largest communications services platform applications of the technology.

Whisper Systems is the best known of several services Signal, Red phone and TextSecure, WhatsApp uses encryption and TextSecure similar, even if hackers cracked the key in the future can not read the message.

WhatsApp Android version of the stage can only be used in the encryption of communication between two users, groups, messages can not be encrypted, iOS version has no such function temporarily.WhatsApp message encryption. Source: WhatsApp news