WhatsApp adds encrypted video calls as services race towards privacy offerings

[Jack]

WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum said the messaging service will add encrypted video calling on Monday, according to a Reuters report.

“We're obsessed with making sure that voice and video work well even on low-end phones,” Koum told the news service. The Facebook-owned messaging service completed integration of end-to-end encryption for chat messages and audio calls earlier this year.

WhatsApp competitors include the video and messaging services Skype and FaceTime. Privacy advocates have criticized Skype for its lack of full encryption. The service offers partial encryption, although it does not provide ‘end-to-end' encryption. Apple's FaceTime service offers end-to-end encryption, but is only available for Apple OS devices.

WhatsApp's latest offering comes months after Google launched Duo, a video-calling app that provides end-to-end encrypted communication, in August.

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[Purshu_Pro]

The free Voice call feature itself is fantastic, now with video call, they will dominate the other service providers for sure.

 

[Atlas147]

Love the latency of the calls being almost nothing while still giving great encryption

 

[tonibalas]

That is good news for Whats up users.
But even Whats Up is owned by Facebook i would like to stop sharing user information's to Facebook.
I know that in the beginning users are asked about this but all of us know that most users don't pay attention to these things.