Unless you can deploy it widely, like Moxie did when it got the Textsecure protocol integrated into WhatsApp for Android. In my country, there are 9,3 milion WhatsApp account for 17 milion people. No serious security service can claim all those 9 milion are propably terrorists.

" Jefferson and Adams asked the Dey's ambassador why Muslims held so much hostility towards America"

The most honest answer would probably have been that they were just pirates and attacked any ship they thought they could win from without serious retalliation.

"You really think this is a US only, and recent US only, issue?"

No, of course not. Terrorist attacks are common in Iraq, some African countries, Pakistan and the middle east. But since the US is the country that with by far the most foreign aggression, it has to live with the fact that it becomes a high-profile target.

So the US thinks it can bomb the shit out of civilians (only "collateral damage" in US terms) in many countries and support oppressive regimes without someday getting it back? Think again. When you vote for the bombing criminals, you become a legitimate target.

However, these people help the US government just fine in getting support for the US government to control and repress their own population even more.

If you want to see what a healthy combination of as free as possible market and government protection for the underclass does, go visit northern Europe. Both fundamentalists views on the economy (pure communism and libertarianism) lead to disaster.

Noone starves because the farmers wil plant potatoes.

In some countries they use this ugly practice, yes. Fortunately I don't live in such a country. However, I understand that they only drink this water after (most of) the chlorine has escaped.

It may be safe to eat, but there are other issues with GMO food than that. Setting loose genes in the environment for other organisms to pick up for example. Or patent issues with companies like Monsanto. Those are much less decided by science.

That much? Must be a Samsung with their bloat running. Root it and freeze some of those apps with Titanium Backup.

Does this mean that there now exists a universal root method for all Android = 4.3? And it won't even be patched. That would be great!

OK, this puts the whole story in a different light. So someone makes a Whatsapp rip with more features, asks money for it and then adds malware to it to battle piracy. And now he whines because Whatsapp responds to this by banning his client from their servers. After the malware stunt, Whatsapp could do little else I think. Rafalense blew it himself.

Most Android phones can easily create a wifi hotspot so you only need one device with a data plan.

I would have liked a more open protocol, on the other hand I can understand why they would like an own protocol which they can extend when needed without the need to wait for some commitee. I agree it woukd be better if they opened it up anyway. And of course they store the messages temporary - but still e2e encrypted if both users use Android. Since Moxie from Textsecure worked with them I do have some trust in the encryption. Of course, one could always try to decompile the Android apk to check - that's how the WhatsAppPlus maker got his "source code" as well.

"Mistake two - it requires the current WhatsApp client for Android, Blackberry or Windows Phone"

Or Symbian, that one also works. But this is necessary - ubnless some other messengers, WhatsApp does not store yoyr messages on their servers for the NSA, FBI or DEA to grab. They are only stored on your phone, and when both participants use Android they are also e2e encrypted. You NEED your phone to acces those messages because that's the only place where they are, and I prefer it that way too.

Either this verification is cracked (a first attempt seems to be made already by the builder of WhatsApp MD) and then all the other clients start working again, or they'll have to switch to another network.