WhatsApp’s Alleged “Secret Backdoor” Is Actually A “Feature”, Company Claims

Update (13:30 IST): Open Whisper Systems, whose Signal protocol is used in WhatsApp, has claimed that the “secret backdoor” story is not true. The ability to change the security keys for undelivered messages reduces users’ burden in case the recipient’s keys change during the course of message transfer, i.e., if he reinstalls WhatsApp on his […]