Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu announced that Arattai will soon implement end-to-end encryption for chat messages. Currently, it only offers this feature for calls. The rollout, initially planned for November, has been accelerated.
Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu has confirmed that Arattai will soon getting the end-to-end encryption feature for chat messages. Unlike WhatsApp, Arattai currently offers end-to-end encryption for calls but not for text messages.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vembu wrote, "End to end encryption keeps that data on the device only (no cloud storage, unless a backup is specified). So it is actually easier on our servers and lowers our cost to serve users. In case of back up, the encrypted device data is backed up but no server level features are provided (unlike Zoho Cliq, see below)."
"Zoho Cliq, from which Arattai started, keeps data in cloud storage because business users and admins need search, filtering, archiving, integration and other functions." he added
"We are actually turning off that cloud storage in Arattai to offer end to end encrypted chat. That is in testing right now. We were going to roll it out in November and we have accelerated the schedule now." Vembu further noted