Not that simple, unfortunately :( The problem is that one particular vendor (Meta) controls the client - the app - to the service (Whatsapp).
Right now we can only hope that Signal doesn’t add this kind of feature. There are already cryptocurrency features in the Signal app of dubious utility.
And that’s why European Union introduced the Digital Markets Act. By March 2024, Meta will need to give a way for third party clients to communicate with WhatsApp users in 1-to-1 chats. Group chats will probably follow 2 years after.
Don’t wait around for secure clients to actually connect with WhatsApp. Platforms (like WhatsApp) need to provide integration (API) but there are no privacy or security requirements whatsoever.
Signal already indicated that they weren’t planning on connecting seeing that that would offer WhatsApp access to all metadata of each message sent through that API. That’s a no-go for securea apps.
There are already cryptocurrency features in the Signal app of dubious utility.
Yeah, that was a bizarre move, but it doesn’t interfere or interoperate with any of its comms functions. Also I have never even read online about anyone using this crypto feature, let alone known any one who did.
Not that simple, unfortunately :( The problem is that one particular vendor (Meta) controls the client - the app - to the service (Whatsapp). Right now we can only hope that Signal doesn’t add this kind of feature. There are already cryptocurrency features in the Signal app of dubious utility.
And that’s why European Union introduced the Digital Markets Act. By March 2024, Meta will need to give a way for third party clients to communicate with WhatsApp users in 1-to-1 chats. Group chats will probably follow 2 years after.
Don’t wait around for secure clients to actually connect with WhatsApp. Platforms (like WhatsApp) need to provide integration (API) but there are no privacy or security requirements whatsoever.
Signal already indicated that they weren’t planning on connecting seeing that that would offer WhatsApp access to all metadata of each message sent through that API. That’s a no-go for securea apps.
Yeah, that was a bizarre move, but it doesn’t interfere or interoperate with any of its comms functions. Also I have never even read online about anyone using this crypto feature, let alone known any one who did.