WhatsApp adds passkey protection to end-to-end encrypted backups

For years, WhatsApp didn’t have an encryption layer for its chat backups. However, in 2021, Meta added a way for users to ...
Deccan Herald

Explained | WhatsApp brings passkeys security for end-to-end encryption of cloud backups; how to enable it

Discover how passkeys strengthen WhatsApp cloud backups with end-to-end encryption for ultimate data protection.

WhatsApp is launching third-party chat integration in Europe

Meta is on the cusp of launching third-party integration with WhatsApp in Europe — something that’s required by the Digital ...

WhatsApp Just Made Encrypting Your Chats So Much Easier

Meta-owned WhatsApp is adding a new way for users to secure their chat backups with passkey encryption, removing the need to remember long passwords or 64-digit keys. The new system lets users encrypt ...

Sridhar Vembu announces system-wide end-to-end encryption for WhatsApp-rival Arattai, calls it ‘a forced upgrade because…’

Zoho's WhatsApp rival, Arattai, is set to implement mandatory system-wide end-to-end encryption for all users in the coming ...

WhatsApp to Enable Messaging Interoperability With Two Other Apps in the EU

Meta will soon enable messaging interoperability in WhatsApp for EU users. BirdyChat and Haiket are the first third-party ...
Fast Company

WhatsApp just got banned on Capitol Hill. Here’s how you can make the Meta messaging platform more secure

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Catherine Szpindor, informed congressional staffers this week that WhatsApp is now banned from government phones. The move came ...