The end-to-end test is being expanded to individual chats. People in the test will have their most frequent chats protected by end-to-end encryption.
The tech giant was involved in a case of a teen facing abortion charges in Nebraska, where it turned over her private Facebook Messages to the police. Meta wouldn't have been able to give these details if these messages were protected.
The first end-to-end encryption features for Messenger were tested by Meta. Voice and video calls will be protected in 2021. The default end-to-end encryption was introduced in January. End-to-end encryption is not currently enabled by default for all conversations.
The secure storage option is being tested for end-to-end conversations. Users will be able to protect their Messenger backups with a PIN or a code if they choose to do so.
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It is not applicable to non-encrypted chat and Messenger on the web and desktop.
After years of criticism, the messaging service began to offer backup to its users. The chat app always offered end-to-end protection for chats, but its backups weren't protected, giving law enforcement access to all the data.
Meta is planning to expand its end-to-end encryption test for social media users. Last year, the photo sharing service began testing end-to-end messages. The feature was first introduced for all users in Russia and Ukraine.
The social media giant will allow users to unsend messages in the future.
Last year, Meta said that it would be rolling out end-to-end encryption protection across all of its apps.
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