Apple has been facing some rough weeks due to the unlock issue with the FBI and it seems to be a long arguement and there has been many twists involved in the case. Recently there is a news that next to Apple its WhatsApp.
WhatsApp is one of the most common application in almost all the smartphones which was developed in 2010 and there has been no privacy encryption at that time and FBI can wiretap the conversations if needed under court order.
After few years, after Facebook acquired WhatsApp, they made many changes and they offered #End-to-End encryption by which the message will be secured and not able to eavesdrop at the conversation.
End-to-End Encryption has been offered to both the Android and iOS version and in addition to their VOIP (Voice Over IP), it is nearly not possible to wiretap the users conversation.
Now there has been a statement that WhatsApp has faced the same as Apple, few weeks before WhatsApp VP has been arrested at Brazil for not complying with Law enforcement.
If Apple said "Yes" for developing a vulnerable version of iOS then FBI can force WhatsApp to do the same which will put all privacy at risk.
It has to be noted that if such version has been developed by Apple, then not only FBI can wiretap the citizens conversations but also FBI conversations can be wiretapped. Privacy seems to be an important asset that can't be diluted.
Already security seems to be the bigger problem with the evolution of IoT (Internet of Things) and now making a single wrong decision can put entire world Internet at stake.
P.S: The post is to create awareness and not to create any negative impact.
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