WhatsApp end-to-end encryption: Why app is demonstrating yellow bubble to tell people data is secure
‘ Messages you send to this talk and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption,’ a little yellow pop-up reads — but what exactly does that mean?
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WhatsApp has added end-to-end encryption, and announced it with a little yellow pop-up that reads: "Messages you send to this talk and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption". But it’s been much less clear about what exactly that means.
What exactly is end-to-end encryption?
It is a very technical method for ensuring that messages can’t be intercepted. It means that only the people sending and receiving a message can see what’s inwards of it — stopping them from being snooped on by hackers and spies, and even the messaging companies themselves.
Spy-proof: WhatsApp will be incapable to give up information to hackers or to oppressive governments (it hasn’t said which ones)
Encryption works by scrambling up the message in a way that requires a specific key to unscramble it again. End-to-end encryption means that only the people on each end of the conversation has those keys, and so if everything works decently only those people can read them.
Gadgets and tech news in pictures
Gadgets and tech news in pictures
Designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini from Italian company Jet Capsule. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electrified engines, which is able to shove the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.
Jet Capsule/Cover Photos
A humanoid robot gestures during a demo at a stall in the Indian Machine Contraptions Expo, IMTEX/Tooltech two thousand seventeen held in Bangalore
A humanoid robot gestures during a demo at a stall in the Indian Machine Implements Expo, IMTEX/Tooltech two thousand seventeen held in Bangalore
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Pictures
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Pictures
The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie ‘Avatar’ and is claimed as a world very first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Photos
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Photos
Waseda University’s saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi
Waseda University’s saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session
A test line of a fresh energy suspension railway resembling the giant panda is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
A test line of a fresh energy suspension railway, resembling a giant panda, is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
A concept car by Trumpchi from GAC Group is shown at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A Mirai fuel cell vehicle by Toyota is displayed at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A visitor attempts a Nissan VR practice at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A man looks at an exhibit entitled ‘Mimus’ a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the fresh Design Museum in South Kensington, London
A fresh Israeli Da-Vinci unmanned aerial vehicle manufactured by Elbit Systems is displayed during the 4th International conference on Home Land Security and Cyber in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv
Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electrified Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Showcase in Los Angeles, California, U.S
The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the commence of a fresh era for Jaguar. This is a production preview of the Jaguar I-PACE, which will be exposed next year and on the road in 2018
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s CEO Kazuya Kanemaru poses with his company’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’ and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’ performs during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan
Singulato Motors co-founder and CEO Shen Haiyin poses in his company’s concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
The interior of Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0
A picture shows Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
Connected company president Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press briefing as he elaborates on Toyota’s "connected strategy" in Tokyo. The Connected company is a part of seven Toyota in-house companies that was created in April 2016
A Toyota Motors employee demonstrates a smartphone app with the company’s pocket plug-in hybrid (PHV) service on the cockpit of the latest Prius hybrid vehicle during Toyota’s "connected strategy" press briefing in Tokyo
An exhibitor charges the battery cells of AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to budge in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo
A robot with a touch-screen information apps stroll down the pavillon at the Singapore International Robo Expo
An exhibitor demonstrates the AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to stir in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo
Robotic fishes swim in a water glass tank displayed at the Korea pavillon during Singapore International Robo Expo
An employee shows a Samsung Electronics’ Gear S3 Classic during Korea Electronics Showcase two thousand sixteen in Seoul, South Korea
Visitors practice Samsung Electronics’ Gear VR during the Korea Electronics Grand Fair at an exhibition hall in Seoul, South Korea
Amy Rimmer, Research Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, demonstrates the car manufacturer’s Advanced Highway Assist in a Range Rover, which drives the vehicle, overtakes and can detect vehicles in the blind spot, during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Chris Burbridge, Autonomous Driving Software Engineer for Tata Motors European Technical Centre, demonstrates the car manufacturer’s GLOSA V2X functionality, which is connected to the traffic lights and shares information with the driver, during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Ford EEBL Emergency Electronic Brake Lights is demonstrated during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Full-scale model of ‘Kibo’ on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan
Miniatures on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan. In its facilities, JAXA develop satellites and analyse their observation data, train astronauts for utilization in the Japanese Experiment Module ‘Kibo’ of the International Space Station (ISS) and develop launch vehicles
The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances to the music during the Japan Robot Week two thousand sixteen at Tokyo Big View. At this biennial event, the participating companies exhibit their latest service robotic technologies and components
The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances to music during the Japan Robot Week two thousand sixteen at Tokyo Big View
Government and industry are working together on a robot-like autopilot system that could eliminate the need for a 2nd human pilot in the cockpit
Aurora Flight Sciences’ technicians work on an Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automantion System (ALIAS) device in the rigid’s Centaur aircraft at Manassas Airport in Manassas, Va.
43/43 Flight Simulator
Stefan Schwart and Udo Klingenberg preparing a self-built flight simulator to land at Hong Kong airport, from Rostock, Germany
How exactly that works depends on the system, and how it is implemented. But the principle is always the same: using mathematical concepts to ensure that only a sender and a recipient can read any given message.
What has WhatsApp switched?
The site has had a form of end-to-end encryption since the end of 2014. But it just announced that every message — not just texts, as before, but also voice calls, pictures, movies and other files, on every platform.
The company said that it had done so simply to make the site more secure — by forcing itself to be incapable to give up information to hackers or to oppressive governments (it didn’t say which ones).
But the switch comes at an significant time for encryption, privacy and security. In the US, Apple just ended a public fight with the FBI over whether it should have helped break into an iPhone; in the UK, a bill presently being considered by parliament has measures that emerge to permit the government to force companies to break their own encryption.
WhatsApp and its founders have publicly supported Apple and other companies in the past over those arguments. And so it’s likely they considered that adding encryption at this moment in time would look like a fat expression of support for the security technology — making it significant far beyond the actual technological switch.
WhatsApp end-to-end encryption: Why app is showcasing yellow bubble to tell people data is secure, The Independent
WhatsApp end-to-end encryption: Why app is displaying yellow bubble to tell people data is secure
‘ Messages you send to this talk and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption,’ a little yellow pop-up reads — but what exactly does that mean?
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North Korea now a ‘global threat’, says UN nuclear watchdog
Kim Jong-un is ‘begging for war’, says US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley
China lodges ‘stern representations’ with North Korea
- Andrew Griffin
- @_andrew_griffin
- Wednesday six April two thousand sixteen Ten:15 BST
The Independent Tech
WhatsApp has added end-to-end encryption, and announced it with a little yellow pop-up that reads: "Messages you send to this talk and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption". But it’s been much less clear about what exactly that means.
What exactly is end-to-end encryption?
It is a very technical method for ensuring that messages can’t be intercepted. It means that only the people sending and receiving a message can see what’s inwards of it — stopping them from being snooped on by hackers and spies, and even the messaging companies themselves.
Spy-proof: WhatsApp will be incapable to give up information to hackers or to oppressive governments (it hasn’t said which ones)
Encryption works by scrambling up the message in a way that requires a specific key to unscramble it again. End-to-end encryption means that only the people on each end of the conversation has those keys, and so if everything works decently only those people can read them.
Gadgets and tech news in pictures
Gadgets and tech news in pictures
Designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini from Italian company Jet Capsule. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electrified engines, which is able to shove the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.
Jet Capsule/Cover Pictures
A humanoid robot gestures during a demo at a stall in the Indian Machine Contraptions Expo, IMTEX/Tooltech two thousand seventeen held in Bangalore
A humanoid robot gestures during a demo at a stall in the Indian Machine Instruments Expo, IMTEX/Tooltech two thousand seventeen held in Bangalore
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Photos
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Pics
The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie ‘Avatar’ and is claimed as a world very first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Pics
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Pics
Waseda University’s saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi
Waseda University’s saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session
A test line of a fresh energy suspension railway resembling the giant panda is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
A test line of a fresh energy suspension railway, resembling a giant panda, is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
A concept car by Trumpchi from GAC Group is shown at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A Mirai fuel cell vehicle by Toyota is displayed at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A visitor attempts a Nissan VR practice at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A man looks at an exhibit entitled ‘Mimus’ a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the fresh Design Museum in South Kensington, London
A fresh Israeli Da-Vinci unmanned aerial vehicle manufactured by Elbit Systems is displayed during the 4th International conference on Home Land Security and Cyber in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv
Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electrical Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Showcase in Los Angeles, California, U.S
The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the begin of a fresh era for Jaguar. This is a production preview of the Jaguar I-PACE, which will be exposed next year and on the road in 2018
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s CEO Kazuya Kanemaru poses with his company’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’ and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’ performs during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan
Singulato Motors co-founder and CEO Shen Haiyin poses in his company’s concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
The interior of Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0
A picture shows Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
Connected company president Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press briefing as he elaborates on Toyota’s "connected strategy" in Tokyo. The Connected company is a part of seven Toyota in-house companies that was created in April 2016
A Toyota Motors employee demonstrates a smartphone app with the company’s pocket plug-in hybrid (PHV) service on the cockpit of the latest Prius hybrid vehicle during Toyota’s "connected strategy" press briefing in Tokyo
An exhibitor charges the battery cells of AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to stir in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo
A robot with a touch-screen information apps stroll down the pavillon at the Singapore International Robo Expo
An exhibitor demonstrates the AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to stir in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo
Robotic fishes swim in a water glass tank displayed at the Korea pavillon during Singapore International Robo Expo
An employee shows a Samsung Electronics’ Gear S3 Classic during Korea Electronics Display two thousand sixteen in Seoul, South Korea
Visitors practice Samsung Electronics’ Gear VR during the Korea Electronics Grand Fair at an exhibition hall in Seoul, South Korea
Amy Rimmer, Research Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, demonstrates the car manufacturer’s Advanced Highway Assist in a Range Rover, which drives the vehicle, overtakes and can detect vehicles in the blind spot, during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Chris Burbridge, Autonomous Driving Software Engineer for Tata Motors European Technical Centre, demonstrates the car manufacturer’s GLOSA V2X functionality, which is connected to the traffic lights and shares information with the driver, during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Ford EEBL Emergency Electronic Brake Lights is demonstrated during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Full-scale model of ‘Kibo’ on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan
Miniatures on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan. In its facilities, JAXA develop satellites and analyse their observation data, train astronauts for utilization in the Japanese Experiment Module ‘Kibo’ of the International Space Station (ISS) and develop launch vehicles
The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances to the music during the Japan Robot Week two thousand sixteen at Tokyo Big View. At this biennial event, the participating companies exhibit their latest service robotic technologies and components
The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances to music during the Japan Robot Week two thousand sixteen at Tokyo Big Glance
Government and industry are working together on a robot-like autopilot system that could eliminate the need for a 2nd human pilot in the cockpit
Aurora Flight Sciences’ technicians work on an Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automantion System (ALIAS) device in the rock hard’s Centaur aircraft at Manassas Airport in Manassas, Va.
43/43 Flight Simulator
Stefan Schwart and Udo Klingenberg preparing a self-built flight simulator to land at Hong Kong airport, from Rostock, Germany
How exactly that works depends on the system, and how it is implemented. But the principle is always the same: using mathematical concepts to ensure that only a sender and a recipient can read any given message.
What has WhatsApp switched?
The site has had a form of end-to-end encryption since the end of 2014. But it just announced that every message — not just texts, as before, but also voice calls, pictures, movies and other files, on every platform.
The company said that it had done so simply to make the site more secure — by forcing itself to be incapable to give up information to hackers or to oppressive governments (it didn’t say which ones).
But the switch comes at an significant time for encryption, privacy and security. In the US, Apple just ended a public fight with the FBI over whether it should have helped break into an iPhone; in the UK, a bill presently being considered by parliament has measures that show up to permit the government to force companies to break their own encryption.
WhatsApp and its founders have publicly supported Apple and other companies in the past over those arguments. And so it’s likely they considered that adding encryption at this moment in time would look like a ample expression of support for the security technology — making it significant far beyond the actual technological switch.
WhatsApp end-to-end encryption: Why app is showcasing yellow bubble to tell people data is secure, The Independent
WhatsApp end-to-end encryption: Why app is showcasing yellow bubble to tell people data is secure
‘ Messages you send to this talk and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption,’ a little yellow pop-up reads — but what exactly does that mean?
Popular movies
Police thank ‘heroic’ nurse Alex Wubbels who stood up to officer
North Korea now a ‘global threat’, says UN nuclear watchdog
Kim Jong-un is ‘begging for war’, says US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley
China lodges ‘stern representations’ with North Korea
- Andrew Griffin
- @_andrew_griffin
- Wednesday six April two thousand sixteen Ten:15 BST
The Independent Tech
WhatsApp has added end-to-end encryption, and announced it with a little yellow pop-up that reads: "Messages you send to this talk and calls are now secured with end-to-end encryption". But it’s been much less clear about what exactly that means.
What exactly is end-to-end encryption?
It is a very technical method for ensuring that messages can’t be intercepted. It means that only the people sending and receiving a message can see what’s inwards of it — stopping them from being snooped on by hackers and spies, and even the messaging companies themselves.
Spy-proof: WhatsApp will be incapable to give up information to hackers or to oppressive governments (it hasn’t said which ones)
Encryption works by scrambling up the message in a way that requires a specific key to unscramble it again. End-to-end encryption means that only the people on each end of the conversation has those keys, and so if everything works decently only those people can read them.
Gadgets and tech news in pictures
Gadgets and tech news in pictures
Designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini from Italian company Jet Capsule. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electrical engines, which is able to thrust the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.
Jet Capsule/Cover Pictures
A humanoid robot gestures during a demo at a stall in the Indian Machine Implements Expo, IMTEX/Tooltech two thousand seventeen held in Bangalore
A humanoid robot gestures during a demo at a stall in the Indian Machine Contraptions Expo, IMTEX/Tooltech two thousand seventeen held in Bangalore
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Pics
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Pics
The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie ‘Avatar’ and is claimed as a world very first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Photos
Engineers test a four-metre-tall humanoid manned robot dubbed Method-2 in a lab of the Hankook Mirae Technology in Gunpo, south of Seoul, South Korea
Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Pics
Waseda University’s saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi
Waseda University’s saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session
A test line of a fresh energy suspension railway resembling the giant panda is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
A test line of a fresh energy suspension railway, resembling a giant panda, is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
A concept car by Trumpchi from GAC Group is shown at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A Mirai fuel cell vehicle by Toyota is displayed at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A visitor attempts a Nissan VR practice at the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China
A man looks at an exhibit entitled ‘Mimus’ a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the fresh Design Museum in South Kensington, London
A fresh Israeli Da-Vinci unmanned aerial vehicle manufactured by Elbit Systems is displayed during the 4th International conference on Home Land Security and Cyber in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv
Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electrical Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Display in Los Angeles, California, U.S
The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the embark of a fresh era for Jaguar. This is a production preview of the Jaguar I-PACE, which will be exposed next year and on the road in 2018
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s CEO Kazuya Kanemaru poses with his company’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’ and other robots during a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’
Japan’s On-Art Corp’s eight metre tall dinosaur-shaped mechanical suit robot ‘TRX03’ performs during its unveiling in Tokyo, Japan
Singulato Motors co-founder and CEO Shen Haiyin poses in his company’s concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
The interior of Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0
A picture shows Singulato Motors’ concept car Tigercar P0 at a workshop in Beijing, China
Connected company president Shigeki Tomoyama addresses a press briefing as he elaborates on Toyota’s "connected strategy" in Tokyo. The Connected company is a part of seven Toyota in-house companies that was created in April 2016
A Toyota Motors employee demonstrates a smartphone app with the company’s pocket plug-in hybrid (PHV) service on the cockpit of the latest Prius hybrid vehicle during Toyota’s "connected strategy" press briefing in Tokyo
An exhibitor charges the battery cells of AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to stir in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo
A robot with a touch-screen information apps stroll down the pavillon at the Singapore International Robo Expo
An exhibitor demonstrates the AnyWalker, an ultra-mobile chasis robot which is able to stir in any kind of environment during Singapore International Robo Expo
Robotic fishes swim in a water glass tank displayed at the Korea pavillon during Singapore International Robo Expo
An employee shows a Samsung Electronics’ Gear S3 Classic during Korea Electronics Showcase two thousand sixteen in Seoul, South Korea
Visitors practice Samsung Electronics’ Gear VR during the Korea Electronics Grand Fair at an exhibition hall in Seoul, South Korea
Amy Rimmer, Research Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover, demonstrates the car manufacturer’s Advanced Highway Assist in a Range Rover, which drives the vehicle, overtakes and can detect vehicles in the blind spot, during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Chris Burbridge, Autonomous Driving Software Engineer for Tata Motors European Technical Centre, demonstrates the car manufacturer’s GLOSA V2X functionality, which is connected to the traffic lights and shares information with the driver, during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Ford EEBL Emergency Electronic Brake Lights is demonstrated during the very first demonstrations of the UK Autodrive Project at HORIBA MIRA Proving Ground in Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Full-scale model of ‘Kibo’ on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan
Miniatures on display at the Space Dome exhibition hall of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tsukuba Space Center, in Tsukuba, north-east of Tokyo, Japan. In its facilities, JAXA develop satellites and analyse their observation data, train astronauts for utilization in the Japanese Experiment Module ‘Kibo’ of the International Space Station (ISS) and develop launch vehicles
The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances to the music during the Japan Robot Week two thousand sixteen at Tokyo Big Glance. At this biennial event, the participating companies exhibit their latest service robotic technologies and components
The robot developed by Seed Solutions sings and dances to music during the Japan Robot Week two thousand sixteen at Tokyo Big View
Government and industry are working together on a robot-like autopilot system that could eliminate the need for a 2nd human pilot in the cockpit
Aurora Flight Sciences’ technicians work on an Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automantion System (ALIAS) device in the stiff’s Centaur aircraft at Manassas Airport in Manassas, Va.
43/43 Flight Simulator
Stefan Schwart and Udo Klingenberg preparing a self-built flight simulator to land at Hong Kong airport, from Rostock, Germany
How exactly that works depends on the system, and how it is implemented. But the principle is always the same: using mathematical concepts to ensure that only a sender and a recipient can read any given message.
What has WhatsApp switched?
The site has had a form of end-to-end encryption since the end of 2014. But it just announced that every message — not just texts, as before, but also voice calls, pictures, movies and other files, on every platform.
The company said that it had done so simply to make the site more secure — by forcing itself to be incapable to give up information to hackers or to oppressive governments (it didn’t say which ones).
But the switch comes at an significant time for encryption, privacy and security. In the US, Apple just ended a public fight with the FBI over whether it should have helped break into an iPhone; in the UK, a bill presently being considered by parliament has measures that show up to permit the government to force companies to break their own encryption.
WhatsApp and its founders have publicly supported Apple and other companies in the past over those arguments. And so it’s likely they considered that adding encryption at this moment in time would look like a large expression of support for the security technology — making it significant far beyond the actual technological switch.