Meta has announced it is soon adding end-to-end encryption by default to its Facebook Messenger platform
Meta has stated that it will be implementing end-to-end encryption as the default setting on its Facebook Messenger platform, with tests having begun “between select persons.” While the option to use end-to-end encryption for chats is presently available on a per-session basis, the business plans to make it more widely available in the near future. Apps like Signal have set the bar for secure communications, and it appears like Facebook’s messaging platform is now giving in to the trend. For a while now, WhatsApp, which was developed by Meta, has had built-in functionality for secure communication.
In addition to Facebook’s Messenger, Meta is also experimenting with end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. Even though hackers might still be able to get unauthorized access to some information, like where a user is, end-to-end encryption has made it much harder for them to do so.
However, not even Meta will be able to access your talks under its new suggestions, raising concerns that encryption could impede police enforcement. As Meta has hinted about encrypted calls, which, when combined with messaging, may see the company expand its communications channels into the corporate sphere, developments concerning encrypted messages and calls are likely in 2023.