WhatsApp Doesn’t Read Your Messages, It Doesn’t Need To
As of this writing, WhatsApp released a newer version of its privacy policy on Jan 4, 2021.
Among other things, it mentions:
We are one of the Facebook Companies. You can learn more further below in this Privacy Policy about the ways in which we share information across this family of companies.
When I opened WhatsApp yesterday, I was greeted with a prompt to read the fine print. Among other things, it talks highly about “End to end encryption.” WhatsApp even has a ridiculous 30-second video informing users about the existence of End-to-end encryption, without any attempt to explain it.
It was meant to assure me my messages were safe with WhatsApp. As I thought about it for a while, I grew skeptical.
Soon, I was sure. No, nothing was safe.
What is End-to-end encryption?
In plain terms, it means that no one except the intended recipient can read/view/access the sent information.
