Viber Update Brings End-To-End Encryption and Hidden Chats (gsmarena.com)

Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @11:03AM from the end-to-end-encryption dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The new hip thing to do if you're a developer of a messaging app is to encrypt everyone's messages -- everyone's doing it! WhatsApp announced earlier this month all messages being sent through the service will now be end-to-end encrypted. Today, Viber has announcd it is doing something similar. All messages being sent through the latest version of the app will be end-to-end encrypted. To confirm messages are being encrypted, a padlock icon will appear in the chat UI. The latest version of the app is already available in the iOS App Store and Android Google Play Store. Viber is one of the largest messaging platforms with over 700 million users. Hidden chats can also be found in the new update. Users can hide select chats with people and access/display them with a PIN or Touch ID.

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Re:Signal? by chihowa · 2016-04-19 13:23 · Score: 4, Funny

Pssh, all of the important details are in the summary: "To confirm messages are being encrypted, a padlock icon will appear in the chat UI."
What more do you need to know?

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