Brazilian court freezes $6M in Facebook funds in fight over WhatsApp encryption
Over $6 million in Facebook's Brazilian bank accounts has been reportedly frozen, following a fresh court order in disputes over encrypted WhatsApp conversations.
Roger Fingas
Judge overturns Brazilian WhatsApp shutdown in continuing fight over encrypted data
On Tuesday a Brazilian judge lifted a temporary block on Facebook's WhatsApp Messenger, imposed yesterday by another judge in a fight over chat data demanded in a drug trafficking case.
Brazilian judge orders WhatsApp blocked for 72 hours over encryption row
As of Monday afternoon, WhatsApp Messenger will be blocked in Brazil for 72 hours over a dispute about access to encrypted data, according to reports.
Popular messaging app WhatsApp boosts security with complete end-to-end encryption
Facebook on Tuesday announced that WhatsApp, its popular mobile messaging service, is now using end-to-end encryption for all communications, not just one-on-one text exchanges and VoIP calls.
Justice Department considers wiretapping fight with WhatsApp amid Apple-FBI row
The U.S. government is at odds with yet another Silicon Valley firm thanks to encrypted communications, this time targeting Facebook-owned messaging superpower WhatsApp over federal wiretapping statutes.
AppleInsider Staff
WhatsApp to cut off BlackBerry users by the end of 2016
Struggling smartphone maker BlackBerry suffered another blow on Monday as megapopular messaging service WhatsApp announced that it would no longer offer support for any BlackBerry platform after the end of this year.
Facebook's WhatsApp Messenger drops annual fees to keep growing userbase
WhatsApp, the popular messaging service owned by Facebook, is dropping its 99-cent annual charge in order to continue growing, CEO Jan Koum said on Monday.
Brazilian judge briefly shuts down WhatsApp, crippling communications
Facebook's WhatsApp messaging service was briefly shutdown in Brazil on Friday (local time), the result of an order by a state judge in Sao Paulo calling for a longer 48-hour suspension.
