Torproject disease infects WhatsApp - User experience trumps(sic) security

[g2s at riseup.net (Razer)]

> At issue is the way WhatsApp behaves when an end user's encryption key
> changes. By default, the app will use the new key to encrypt messages
> without ever informing the sender of the change....
>
> Critics of Friday's Guardian post, and most encryption practitioners,
> argue such behavior is common in encryption apps and often a necessary
> requirement. Among other things, it lets existing WhatsApp users who
> buy a new phone continue an ongoing conversation thread.


Ars Technica agrees: "Reported â??backdoorâ?? in WhatsApp is in fact a feature"

http://arstechnica.com/security/2017/01/whatsapp-and-friends-take-umbrage-at-report-its-crypto-is-backdoored/

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