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Viber adds end-to-end encryption

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Re: Viber adds end-to-end encryption

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skrowl wrote: post #24
wodenokoto wrote: post #3

Get news to see other services following in the footsteps of WhatsApp!

Telegram had e2e private chats for over a year before WhatsApp added e2e

Yes, but large, established services switching is another ball game. Even is Viper is not nearly as big as it used to be.

Re: Viber adds end-to-end encryption

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randommar wrote: post #67
wodenokoto wrote: post #3

Get news to see other services following in the footsteps of WhatsApp!

signal?

Signal is a niche service. Its selling point is security. Viper and WhatsApp are general services and their selling point isn't security.

I'm not trying to imply that WhatsApp are the first secure chat, but I am saying it is the first major platform to switch to end-to-end security and this looks like the first step in a trend of switching.

Re: Viber adds end-to-end encryption

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Post by karon »

I wouldn't touch Viber with a ten foot pole, even if their entire crypto implementation was open source (which it is not). The company was founded by an ex-military (some sources say ex-Mossad) dude. He is also connected to several spyware applications.

“Talmon served for four years in the Israel Defense Forces and held the position of CIO of the central command. He graduated Cum Laude from the Tel-Aviv University with a degree in Computer Science and Management.”

More here: https://viberphoneapp.wordpress.com/

http://www.moh10ly.com/home/security/viberisaspy

http://www.jpost.com/Business/Business-Features/Japans-Rakut...

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/30/viber-fou...

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