In the European Commission they have decided to say WhatsApp is not a secure messaging application as used as a communication tool. Instead, they will bet Signal, a complete secure messaging app, unique enough, that information is available today among others by Brian Acton himself, one of the founders of WhatsApp, who at the time decided to donate $ 50 million to Signal's development fund.
As they point to the portal Politics, the purpose of this change is to improve the security of communications to prevent leaks or attack data that could jeopardize the authenticity of the data shared by the members. CE
The European Commission "surpasses" WhatsApp
Clearly, the main reason that the European Commission has chosen Signal instead of another messaging app is the fact that it is an open source project unlike WhatsApp, even though both systems use the same end-to-end encryption protocol. In addition Signal has been praised often by activists and computer security experts like Edward Snowden.
On the other hand, in contrast to WhatsApp's experience, The signal does not store a copy of the user's messages nor does it enable backup copies stored in third-party clouds – such as Google Drive – to be an invasion in case of an accident.
Therefore, from now on, unspecified sensitive information will be shared written email, while safer alternatives will be used when we share classified information. Therefore The signal will be the instrument it is intended to communicate with outside parties and organizations.
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