700 Million People Just Got Encryption That Congress Can’t Touch

First Whatsapp, now Viber said it will do the same for the 700 million people who use it Although Viber is smaller than WhatsApp the repercussions of its decision to encrypt every text message, every photo and everything else shared on its platform could be far greater. That’s because, unlike WhatsApp, Viber is not a US company It will not be subject to US laws written by lawmakers desperate to regulate technology they do not understand More than anything, Viber offers a powerful example of the futility of legislating encryption