Facebook’s WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, is getting a security upgrade. WhatsApp messages on Android phones are now encrypted all the way through the transmission process and on their own servers using respected, open-source encryption techniques developed by Open Whisper Systems.iOS and other platforms are soon to follow.The partnership is a coup for Open Whisper Systems, which is an offshoot of Whisper Systems, a company that developed secure text-messaging and encrypted calling apps like TextSecure, RedPhone, Signal and Flock.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/whatsapp-adds-encryption-on-android-phones/Also see:WhatsApp Adds Encryption by Default to Android App
WhatsApp, a massively popular messaging app, recently added end-to-end encryption for some mobile clients, a move that brings a high level of security to millions of users.The change is the result of a partnership with Open Whisper Systems, the secure text and mobile OS company started by security researcher Moxie Marlinspike. Twitter acquired Open Whisper Systems in 2011 and Marlinspike stayed on there for two years before leaving. He has been working on encryption systems for many years and recently partnered with WhatsApp to help the company implement end-to-end encryption for users.
http://threatpost.com/whatsapp-adds-encryption-by-default-to-android-app/109442WhatsApp Encrypts User Messages Following Google, Apple
Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp is adding encryption so messages can’t be deciphered when stored or traveling between devices, boosting efforts by technology companies to thwart snooping by hackers and government spies.WhatsApp, which was acquired by Facebook for $22 billion this year, is working with startup Open Whisper Systems to enact the change, the companies said yesterday. Open Whisper Systems said in a blog post that it has been working on encryption with the mobile-messaging service for the past six months.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-18/whatsapp-encrypts-user-messages-following-google-apple.html