{"id":2298,"date":"2016-03-15T04:56:52","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T20:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/15\/as-apple-vs-fbi-looms-whatsapp-and-others-look-to-increase-encryption\/"},"modified":"2016-03-15T04:56:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T20:56:52","slug":"as-apple-vs-fbi-looms-whatsapp-and-others-look-to-increase-encryption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/03\/15\/as-apple-vs-fbi-looms-whatsapp-and-others-look-to-increase-encryption\/","title":{"rendered":"As Apple vs. FBI looms, WhatsApp and others look to increase encryption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Whatsapp\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzAzLzE0L2M0L3doYXRzYXBwLjllNjNmLmpwZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/9e9627e5\/7bf\/whatsapp.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=As+Apple+vs.+FBI+looms%2C+WhatsApp+and+others+look+to+increase+encryption&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F03%2F14%2Fapple-vs-fbi-whatsapp-encryption%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F03%2F14%2Fapple-vs-fbi-whatsapp-encryption%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>As the battle between <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/apple-vs.-the-fbi\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Apple and the FBI<\/a> heats up over encryption, it&#8217;s increasingly clear this isn&#8217;t just about one iPhone.<\/p>\n<p>A <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/03\/13\/us\/politics\/whatsapp-encryption-said-to-stymie-wiretap-order.html?_r=4&amp;referer=https:\/t.co\/HOT2PDWbnH\" target=\"_self\">New York Times<\/a><\/em> article on Saturday reported that the Department of Justice is worried about the encryption on apps such as <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/whatsapp\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">WhatsApp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/10\/apple-doj-san-bernardino-cheap\/\">Apple calls DOJ&#8217;s most recent response to San Bernardino case &#8216;a cheap shot&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to <em>The Times<\/em>, the encryption built into WhatsApp has stymied Justice Department attempts at wiretapping. 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