security Whatsapp: Facebook's ability to decrypt messages is a "limitation," not a "defect" Cory Doctorow

security A critical flaw (possibly a deliberate backdoor) allows for decryption of Whatsapp messages — UPDATED Cory Doctorow

privacy WhatsApp wooed users with privacy promise, but will soon share data with Facebook Xeni Jardin

politics Brazil judge orders WhatsApp blocked for 72 hours, affecting 100 million people Xeni Jardin

Business Facebook values Whatsapp users' data at $1/year Cory Doctorow

security Moxie Marlinspike profiled in WSJ. Obama thinks secure messaging apps like the one he built are “a problem.” Xeni Jardin