WhatsApp recently announced that it would be possible to pass messages between applications. This means you can read and send messages without having to leave other platforms.
“Interoperability” as the ‘Meta’ group calls it, aims to keep messages passing without needing to break end-to-end encryptionIt is used to protect the confidentiality of conversations.
According to Dick Brouwer, the platform’s engineering director, over the past two years, The app team is working on a way for other messaging platforms to connect to their services.
(You may be interested in: WhatsApp: How long is it recommended for children to use the app?).
“While providing an easy way to deliver this interoperability to third parties, “Maintain the confidentiality, security and integrity of WhatsApp”, the spokesperson said this in an interview with ‘Wired’.
The new service would initially focus on sending text messages. Send voice notes, videos and files between two users. Group chats and calls will then be possible in accordance with European standards.
“One of the key requirements here, and this is really important, is that users agree to this. I can choose whether or not I want to openly participate in exchanging messages with third parties. This is important because it can be a huge resource.” Preventing spam and scams,” explains Brouwer.
If you accept portability, Users will see messages from other platforms in a separate section at the top of the tray entrance.
(Read on: WhatsApp will receive messages from Telegram and Signal, but only in Europe by law).
According to the magazine, official details on how the new option will work will be announced in March, while the company will implement the change in the coming months.
For example, if a person only uses Telegram but needs to send something to a WhatsApp user, You can send your message from a single platform without violating the security of chats.
This is happening within the framework of the new EU law ‘Digital Markets’, which unleashes “interoperability” and requires instant messaging platforms to adopt this new measure between themselves, because ““We aim to ensure the open nature of important digital services while preventing gatekeepers from imposing unfair terms on businesses and end users.”As announced by the European Commission.
(
NATHALIA GÓMEZ PARRA
DIGITAL COVERAGE EDITORIAL
TIME
Source: Exame
