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04/13/2016
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Source: Idec
Recently announced change is positive and ensures more privacy to users of the application
On Tuesday, 05, WhatsApp announced the implementation of "end-to-end encryption," longer valid for the latest versions of the application. The change, however, caused doubts among users about what effectively happens with the news.
According declared by the company, encryption ensures that only the user and the person to whom it is communicated can read what is sent and no one else, not even WhatsApp itself.
The lawyer and researcher in telecommunications Idec Rafael Zanatta explains that the measure is relevant. "The question is important for two reasons. First, because encryption has the ability to prevent" clips "on calls made by the application. Second, because members of the House of Representatives finalized the report of the Parliamentary Committee on Cybercrime Survey and announced that it need to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement authorities to obtain technology companies data. WhatsApp announcement makes it more difficult and protects the privacy of Internet users and the world ", lists the expert.
Idec prepared a Technical Note to comment on the change. To read it, click here.
How the consumer is affected?
For the consumer of WhatsApp services, the adoption of encryption means more protection to privacy, a right provided for in the Civil Marco Internet (Law 12,945 / 2014). In practice, it reinforces the mechanisms provided in the law guaranteeing the right to the inviolability of intimacy and privacy as well as the inviolability and secrecy of the flow of their Internet communications. "From the perspective of privacy protection to consumers, the measure is beneficial and strengthens civil rights," concludes the researcher.
sensitive information such as intimate photos, bank account data and personal data also become "hidden" to third parties. With this strategy, WhatsApp will offer more security to data and information from users that its competitor, the Telegram application.
The encryption framework is not optional and applies to all operating systems (Android, iOS, etc.). versions of users have updated are still without protection created by the company. To move to use encryption end to end, just update the application version through apps platforms.
Source: Idec
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