ProPublica Error Report: WhatsApp End-to-end Encryption Unbreakable

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – WhatsApp moderators were previously accused of being able to peek at some user chats, if the recipient reports the chat. Because of the report from ProPublica there is confusion about encryption end-to-end WhatsApp.

In his report, ProPublica also said there were at least 1,000 moderators tasked with reviewing user-reported content and flagged the system machine learning WhatsApp.

This moderator’s job is to monitor messages marked as spam, disinformation, hate speech, potential terrorist threats, child sexual abuse, extortion, to sexually oriented businesses. When flagged content reaches the moderator, the moderator is said to be able to see the last five messages in a thread.

Apparently, now in the same article, ProPublica provide up-to-date information on its findings. According to them, in previous publications, their articles have caused unintentional confusion, regarding the extent to which WhatsApp can check users’ messages and what it means to hack. encryption which keeps the message secret.

ProPublica also clarified the language, and said “WhatsApp can only check messages that have been reported by users as potentially infringing messages. Encryption end-to-end not violated.

Moreover, in his article, ProPublica mentions WhatsApp has always consistently emphasized the encryption feature end-to-end with the notification “No one outside this chat, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to the user’s messages.”

The above notification appears automatically on the user’s screen before they send a message to another user. This is considered a reminder of the encryption feature end-to-end for users.

Talking about WhatsApp moderators who are considered to be able to peek at messages, ProPublica “These employees only have access to a subset of WhatsApp messages that are reported by users and are automatically forwarded to WhatsApp as potentially infringing messages.”

“This review is one element in a broader monitoring operation, in which WhatsApp also examines other unencrypted material, including data about senders and their accounts,” it said. ProPublica give an explanation.

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