WhatsApp To Fight Off Gov't Defend Encryption

WhatsApp appears to be preparing itself, to fight it out with the US government, shortly as attorney general, Bill Barr has been highly critical of, platforms they use encrypted messaging, and has even alleged that by refusing to, compromise the privacy of their users, they are protecting sex traffickers and, pedophiles the most popular messaging, app in the world is celebrating more than two billion active users and, WhatsApp claims their commitment to, protecting the privacy of their users, isn't going anywhere anytime soon, during a recent interview the head of, WhatsApp set for all of human history, people have been able to communicate, privately with each other and we don't, think that should go away in a modern, society, but while WhatsApp has made a name for, itself by promising private, communications through end an encryption, it has come at a price,

governments around the world have tried, to force the company to build a back, door into his platform claiming it would help law enforcement go after suspected, criminals, however, whatsapp has repeatedly argued, that if it complies there is no going, back and the creation of a backdoor, would also make it possible for hackers, to infiltrate the technology in a blog, post commemorating the latest milestone, the company argued that strong, encryption acts like an unbreakable, digital lock that keeps the information, you send over whatsapp secure helping, protect you from hackers and criminals, now Manila whatsapp appears to be, preparing itself to fight it out with, the US government shortly as, attorney general bill Barr has been, highly critical of platforms they use, encrypted messaging and has even alleged, that by refusing to compromise the privacy of their users they are, protecting sex traffickers and, pedophiles so raychel the fight with the, US government isn't the only fight,whatsapp is preparing for what is the, latest on all of their other legal,

battles so whatsapp has become the first,tech company to file a lawsuit against a,for-profit digital surveillance company,and experts are warning the battle,between the two could have a major,impact on the way similar firms are,regulated the company in question is the,Israeli surveillance firm NSO group,whatsapp claims the firm exploited its,platform and use the technology to,facilitate government hacking sprees in,more than 20 countries they say NSO hack,the phones of more than,1,400 users which included 100,journalists along with prominent female,leaders political dissidents and,human-rights activists and esos spyware,has most notably been linked to the,Saudi government with reports suggesting,that it was used to target journalists,Jamal khashoggi ahead of his gruesome,murder they have also been reports that,the spyware was used by the Saudi,government and it's reported hack of the,phone belonging to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos,so there is a chance that whatsapp won't,be the only one going after the firm in,the near future as whatsapp prepares to,take on some of the most powerful,governments in the world it continues to,claim that it won't back down on its,commitment to privacy that has now,attracted more than 2 billion users to,the platform reporting in the newsroom,Rachel Blevins RT