Of course, this seamlessness doesn't come for free. nUawzGOJqz- Frederic Jacobs ApFredric Jacobs shares the error message he saw when his messaging partner was running an old version of the software (left) and the menu option to turn on notifications around encryption (right). In fact, users don't have to take any action at all – it just works! This means that people don't have to fuss with generating or exchanging cryptographic keys it happens silently in the background. Users don't have to take any action at all – it just works! Always on for everyoneĪs long as both you and your messaging partner are running recent versions of the program, WhatsApp's end-to-end-encryption is on by default, with no apparent way for the user to turn it off.

the EFF and ThreatPost, and WhatsApp's own whitepaper – but I'd like to spend a moment on the updated user experience, and lessons that UX designers and developers can take from the decisions WhatsApp has made.

A number of other groups have written about the update's technical strengths and weaknesses – c.f. The new version of the messaging service's apps now offers users a glimpse into a feature that has been quietly rolling out for months: end-to-end-encryption. I was originally planning on continuing today the series I started last month, but it's hard to pass up the opportunity to talk about Tuesday's exciting WhatsApp’s update.

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