WhatsApp might have to get rid of end-to-end encryption under new EU laws.
Cybersecurity experts have warned that incoming legislation targeting Big Tech in Europe could have devastating consequences for encryption in messaging apps like WhatsApp.
That means that end-to-end encrypted services will have to be able to interact with less secure protocols, including SMS., it would be difficult, but more likely, impossible, to maintain encryption across apps. Under the legislation, WhatsApp would have to remove or significantly weaken its end-to-end encryption — among the app’s most promoted features.
Matthew Hodgson, the founder of Matrix, a secure, open-source communication standard project, addressed some of the cryptographers’ concerns in a recentHodgson believes an open-source platform could eliminate gatekeeper companies like Apple and Facebook from building walls around their ecosystems to trap as many users as possible.
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