Messages are end-to-end encrypted, says WhatsApp amid alleged leaks

WhatsApp on Friday said messages sent on its platform are end-to-end encrypted and only the recipient of a message can read the content.

The statement comes at a time when WhatsApp chats of Bollywood actors have been purportedly leaked and has raised concerns among WhatsApp users about privacy of their conversations on the messaging platform.

“WhatsApp protects your messages with end-to-end encryption so that only you and the person you’re communicating with can read what is sent, and nobody in between can access it, not even WhatsApp,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said.