WhatsApp, Facebook’s encrypted messaging app, announced on Wednesday that it now has more than two billion users worldwide and is “determined” to protect their private communications.
“We are delighted to share that to date, WhatsApp has more than two billion users worldwide, “the group said in a blog post stressing the importance of protecting users’ conversations, photos, videos and other personal information.
“We know that the more we connect, the more we need to protect” the data, he said. “As we spend more and more time online, protecting our conversations is more important than ever.”
WhatsApp ensures that every message sent is “secure” by “strong encryption” which it equates to “an unbreakable digital lock” that protects information from hackers and criminals.
However, the group announced last October that it had filed a lawsuit against NSO Group, an Israeli spyware company accused of helping governments from the Middle East to Mexico spy on activists and journalists.
Messaging had admitted a few months earlier, in May, to have been infected with spyware giving access to the content of smartphones.
“After months of investigation, we can say who led this attack,” said Will Cathcart, the boss of WhatsApp, in an editorial published in an American daily newspaper.
The hackers had exploited a security hole by inserting malware into phones, simply by calling the users of the application, which was then used by 1.5 billion people worldwide.
“Today, we remain as determined as when we started, helping to connect the world privately and protecting the personal communication of two billion users around the world,” said Messaging in his blog post on Wednesday. .
WhatsApp is a communication service allowing to send instant messages, to have real conversations in telephone mode or with video.
This application, which uses the internet at no additional cost, has revolutionized communication between people, wherever they are in the world.
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