
Users of WhatsApp have however, argued against a “backdoor” they claim a “backdoor” would not only be an infringement of their privacy, but that hackers could also take advantage of it. Governments would like a “backdoor” into such apps, to use in accessing messages and have emphasized that they will only use the “backdoor” if there is a credible threat to national security. It uses end-to-end encryption which makes government and secret services efforts to combat organized crime, terrorists, and child pornographers technically impossible. WhatsApp messaging service has emerged as the most popular messaging app on mobile devices today. The ubiquity of instant messaging services on mobile devices and their use of end-to-end encryption in safeguarding the privacy of their users have become a concern for some governments.
