Cryptocat dev reckons WhatsApp is blocking calls to Saudi numbers • The Register
Lebanese-Canadian developer Nadim Kobeissi has taken aim at WhatsApp, accusing it of fudging about why calls to Saudi numbers don't work.In a long post at GitHub Gist, Kobeissi (best known for his work on secure chat app Cryptocat) says the blocks seem to be in WhatsApp, even though the company claims Saudi networks are stopping calls by blocking the handshake."Alice is unable to receive or initiate WhatsApp calls, even though she is in Europe and is using European WiFi."
WhatsApp accused of blocking encrypted calls to Saudi Arabia by Cryptocat developer
WhatsApp, the most popular and recently updated encrypted messaging service, has come under fire from a developer who alleged that the firm is knowingly blocking encrypted calls to and from Saudi Arabia.WhatsApp has previously claimed that the block is a result of the Saudi networks stopping encrypted calls.However, developer Nadim Kobeissi, famed for his work in developing the encrypted chat app Cryptocat, wrote in a post that WhatsApp "chose to block calls in their apps so that the Saudi government wouldn't blanket-block regular WhatsApp messages".
Court in Brazil reportedly suspends order blocking WhatsApp
The third Brazilian court-ordered ban on messaging application WhatsApp in recent months has been suspended, Reuters reported on Tuesday.The news service reported that the country's Supreme Court had suspended the ruling of a lower-court judge ordering five of the nation's wireless carriers to block the service.ADVERTISEMENTWhatsApp has repeatedly come into conflict with Brazilian authorities over demands for user data from the Facebook-owned service.
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