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WhatsApp Chats Will Soon Work With Other Encrypted Messaging Apps (www.wired.com)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Got it from here : https://infosec.exchange/@mattburgess/111885761552024420

NEW: WhatsApp will soon make it possible to chat with people who use other messaging apps. It's revealed some more details on how that will work.

— Apps will need to sign an agreement with Meta, then connect to its servers.

— Meta wants people to use the Signal Protocol, but also says other encryption protocols can be used if they can meet WhatsApp's standards

— WhatsApp has been testing with Matrix in recent months, although nothing is agreed yet. Swiss app Threema says it won't become interoperable

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Only if Signal decided to apply for connection, which I doubt they'll do.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It would be cool tho if you could. I don't wanna use WhatsApp but I'm basically forced to because everyone else in my family uses it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah, for me my family and close friends have no problem because I explained and told I am not going to use Facebook products. But when meeting new people, especially groups of people there is a big barrier.