Will here from WhatsApp. Really agree with this comment.
What this article is really about is a long-known issue that affects all internet traffic, not a vulnerability in WhatsApp and the article risks a ton of confusion for people who rely on end-to-end encryption.
We debate possible or emerging threats internally - sometimes quite energetically - because that’s how we find ways to add even more security to WhatsApp.
And we continue to ship advanced security features or improvements. For example, last year we introduced call relaying to mask IP address between calls, and we’ve also added an option to disable link previews as part of a series of advanced privacy settings.
We have a strong track record of being loud when we find issues and working to hold bad actors accountable and that’s what we’ll continue to do.
What this article is really about is a long-known issue that affects all internet traffic, not a vulnerability in WhatsApp and the article risks a ton of confusion for people who rely on end-to-end encryption.
We debate possible or emerging threats internally - sometimes quite energetically - because that’s how we find ways to add even more security to WhatsApp.
And we continue to ship advanced security features or improvements. For example, last year we introduced call relaying to mask IP address between calls, and we’ve also added an option to disable link previews as part of a series of advanced privacy settings.
We have a strong track record of being loud when we find issues and working to hold bad actors accountable and that’s what we’ll continue to do.