{"id":423309,"date":"2022-03-29T18:07:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/texting-on-whatsapp-could-soon-be-very-dangerous-ex-facebook-boss\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T18:07:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:07:42","slug":"texting-on-whatsapp-could-soon-be-very-dangerous-ex-facebook-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texting-on-whatsapp-could-soon-be-very-dangerous-ex-facebook-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"#Texting on WhatsApp could soon be very dangerous: ex-Facebook boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b55d25e79\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b55d25e79\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/texting-on-whatsapp-could-soon-be-very-dangerous-ex-facebook-boss\/#%E2%80%9CTexting_on_WhatsApp_could_soon_be_very_dangerous_ex-Facebook_boss%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Texting on WhatsApp could soon be very dangerous: ex-Facebook boss&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTexting_on_WhatsApp_could_soon_be_very_dangerous_ex-Facebook_boss%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Texting on WhatsApp could soon be very dangerous: ex-Facebook boss&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A former <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> boss has warned of a \u201cprivacy and security nightmare\u201d for Whats<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a> if major changes go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/where\/europe\/\">EU<\/a>\u00a0wants to balance the playing field so smaller apps have a chance against giants like\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/17991160\/whatsapp-global-voice-note-player-android\/\">WhatsApp<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 but experts are deeply concerned the move could create all sorts of issues.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposals, WhatsApp and other messaging juggernauts would be forced to make their apps interoperable, meaning texts can be sent between different services.<\/p>\n<p>To make that possible,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tech\/15898550\/whatsapp-encrypted-check-encrypted-how\/\">end-to-end encrypted<\/a>\u00a0WhatsApp would have to open the gates to potentially less secure rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Encryption, which keeps texts secure from hackers and prying eyes, would be hard to maintain between apps and might have to be weakened or removed, security experts say.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow do you tell your phone who you want to talk to, and how does the phone find that person?\u201d Alex Stamos, Facebook\u2019s former chief security officer told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/28\/23000148\/eu-dma-damage-whatsapp-encryption-privacy\">The Verge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no way to allow for end-to-end encryption without trusting every provider to handle the identity management\u2026 If the goal is for all of the messaging systems to treat each other\u2019s users exactly the same, then this is a privacy and security nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp\u2019s boss has even sounded the alarm, suggesting we could see an explosion of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/scams-and-fraud\/\">spam<\/a>, misinformation and hate speech as a result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of concerns around whether this will break or severely undermine privacy, whether it\u2019ll break a lot of the safety work we\u2019ve done that we\u2019re particularly proud of, and whether it\u2019ll actually lead to more innovation and competitiveness,\u201d Will Cathcart told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.platformer.news\/p\/three-ways-the-european-union-might?s=w\">Platformer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp takes down millions of accounts every month for trying to distribute spam, but other apps might not be as effective, he warned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen a lot of apps that just go out and market themselves as bulk messaging on the WhatsApp network,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Whats-app-embed.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"WhatsApp logo\" class=\"wp-image-21699522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Whats-app-embed.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Whats-app-embed.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Whats-app-embed.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The EU wants to balance the playing field so smaller apps have a chance against giants like WhatsApp \u2013 but experts are deeply concerned the move could create all sorts of issues.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat happens when one of those comes in wants to interoperate?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new Digital Markets Act would effectively makes any tech giant with a market capitalisation of more than $83 billion or a user base of more than 45million people in the EU a \u201cgatekeeper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>WhatsApp owner Meta will not only be covered, but also Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple.<\/p>\n<p>Those that break \u201cgatekeeper\u201d rules could be slapped with a massive fine of up to 10 per cent of their total worldwide turnover \u2013 and 20 percent for repeated breaches.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/5000683\/facebook-whatsapp-encryption-eu-digital-markets-act-dma\/\">on The Sun<\/a> and was reproduced here with permission.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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