Facing Privacy Concerns, Facebook Begins Testing End-to-End Encrypted Chats, Secure Backups (cnbc.com) 19
"As with end-to-end encrypted chats, secure storage means that we won't have access to your messages, unless you choose to report them to us."
CNBC provides some context: The announcement comes after Facebook turned over Messenger chat histories to Nebraska police as part of an investigation into an alleged illegal abortion. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said the feature has been in the works for a while and is not related to the Nebraska case...
The feature is rolling out on Android and iOS devices this week, but it isn't yet available on the Messenger website. The company has been discussing full-scale deployment of end-to-end encryption since 2016, but critics have said the security measure would make it much more difficult for law enforcement to catch child predators....Meta said in the release that it is making progress toward the global rollout of default end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls in 2023.
Other privacy enhancements announced Thursday by Meta:
- "We plan to bring end-to-end encrypted calls to the Calls Tab on Messenger."
- Meta announced that the deleting of messages will start syncing across your other devices "soon."
- Messenger will continue offering the option of "Disappearing" messages, in which viewed messages in an end-to-end encrypted chat automatically then disappear after a pre-specified period of time.
And there's more, according to Meta's announcement:.
"This week, we'll begin testing default end-to-end encrypted chats between some people. If you're in the test group, some of your most frequent chats may be automatically end-to-end encrypted, which means you won't have to opt in to the feature. You'll still have access to your message history, but any new messages or calls with that person will be end-to-end encrypted. You can still report messages to us if you think they violate our policies, and we'll review them and take action as necessary....
"Last year, we started a limited test of opt-in end-to-end encrypted messages and calls on Instagram, and in February we broadened the test to include adults in Ukraine and Russia. Soon, we'll expand the test even further to include people in more countries and add more features like group chats....
"We will continue to provide updates as we make progress toward the global rollout of default end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls in 2023."
end-to-end encryption, ain't gonna happen (Score:2, Informative)
Government won't let them. Whether it's ours or China's, it doesn't matter. Facebook will report to them.
Besides, this is facebook, user privacy is an anathema
Re:end-to-end encryption, ain't gonna happen (Score:4, Informative)
The biggest privacy threat from any Facebook messaging product is going to be Facebook.
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Exactly. I don't trust anything those clowns say. How are they going to market your every move if they can't sneak a peak at all of your communications? They don't give two shits about your privacy.
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Dupe... from barely 12 hours ago (Score:2)
This was posted yesterday evening. Do better, editors!
I'm actually a little surprised (Score:3)
She's not being charged with murder. Partially because the abortion happened before Roe was struck down, but also because there's a mid term coming up and the optics would be bad
Facebook doesn't much like the press they're getting from that. And it won't be long until a girl is charged with murder 1 over FB messages. That's why they're looking
Easiest Privacy for Facebook. (Score:2)
The easiest privacy implementation for Facebook is a really simple one.
Stop existing.
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I meant Facebook, not people :D
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WhatsApp: Free. Encrypted. 2 Billion Users. (Score:2)
Who holds the key? (Score:1)
Trust us (Score:3)
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People still believe, and actively quote and "fact check" using CNN and the like. These same creatures will believe FB is secure, because that is what they are told.
Prove anyone at CNN in any official capacity ever said Facebook is secure
Go ahead.
What a joke! (Score:2)
Never (Score:2)