{"id":12071,"date":"2022-08-11T14:42:42","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/11\/facebook-begins-testing-default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T14:42:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T14:42:46","slug":"facebook-begins-testing-default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/11\/facebook-begins-testing-default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook begins testing default end-to-end encryption on Messenger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/11\/23301275\/facebook-messenger-end-to-end-encryption-default-test-e2ee-privacy-security-plans\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/11\/23301275\/facebook-messenger-end-to-end-encryption-default-test-e2ee-privacy-security-plans<\/a><br \/>\n<code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<div readability=\"81.278431372549\">\n<p id=\"mZzz7X\">Facebook has <a href=\"https:\/\/messengernews.fb.com\/2022\/08\/11\/testing-end-to-end-encrypted-backups-and-more-on-messenger\/\">shared an update<\/a> on its long-awaited plans to turn on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default in its Messenger chat platform, saying it has begun testing the feature for chats \u201cbetween some people\u201d this week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"unWhq1\">Facebook currently offers Messenger users the option to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/1\/27\/22904650\/meta-facebook-messenger-end-to-end-encryption-chat-video-call\">turn on E2EE on a per-chat basis<\/a>, but such opt-in schemes are generally only embraced by a security-conscious minority. Making end-to-end encryption the default will be a big step: adding a substantial layer of security to a chat platform used by more than a billion people worldwide. It\u2019s also likely to trigger arguments with governments who say E2EE hinders their ability to fight crime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"HQ5Jgh\"><q>End-to-end encryption makes it harder, though not impossible, for third parties to read your conversations<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"Df45v2\">End-to-end encryption means that Facebook cannot view the content of its users\u2019 messages \u2014 only participants can. This makes it much harder (though not impossible) for third parties like hackers or law enforcement to snoop on digital conversations.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BdtJYW\">In recent years, Facebook parent Meta has been slowly adding more layers of encryption to its various chat platforms, but these efforts have not yet been unified. Chats on WhatsApp are encrypted by default using the same protocol offered by industry standard secure messenger Signal; opt-in encryption for Instagram DMs is <a href=\"https:\/\/messengernews.fb.com\/2021\/08\/13\/messenger-updates-end-to-end-encrypted-chats-with-new-features\/\">currently being tested<\/a>; and Messenger offers E2EE via its \u201cdisappearing messages\u201d feature. (The app previously also offered a similar \u201cvanish mode,\u201d but this is being removed, as per Facebook\u2019s update today.)<\/p>\n<p id=\"VJh542\">Facebook has been criticized for not making E2EE default on Messenger, especially in the wake of the reversal of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> in the United States, where digital footprints like app chats will be used as evidence in prosecuting newly criminalized abortions. This was highlighted in a case this week, where Facebook complied with a police search warrant to hand over the Messenger chat history of a Nebraskan teen and her mother, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/10\/23299502\/facebook-chat-messenger-history-nebraska-teen-abortion-case\">leading to the pair\u2019s prosecution<\/a> for charges related to the state\u2019s preexisting abortion laws. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"xP2q7D\"><q>Facebook says making E2EE default is a challenging task given the size of its platforms<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"2l3cMl\">Facebook previously said it\u2019s been slow to make E2EE default on all its chat platforms because of the difficulty of integrating such technology into apps used by billions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/11\/21\/22794622\/messenger-instagram-end-to-end-encryption-default-2023\">and the need to balance user privacy with safety<\/a>. In its update today, the company reiterated that it\u2019s on track to make E2EE the default for all chats and calls on Messenger \u201cin 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"e8jzlU\">In addition to the new test of default E2EE, the company also announced a feature named \u201csecure storage\u201d that will encrypt cloud backups of users\u2019 chat history on Messenger. <\/p>\n<p id=\"txWQK5\">\u201c[W]e\u2019re testing secure storage to back up those messages in case you lose your phone or want to restore your message history on a new, supported device,\u201d said the company. \u201cAs with end-to-end encrypted chats, secure storage means that we won\u2019t have access to your messages, unless you choose to report them to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"GEklOV\">Other new features being tested on Messenger include syncing deleted messages across devices; testing the ability to unsend messages; and adding encryption to hands-free messages sent on Messenger using the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/9\/9\/22662809\/facebook-ray-ban-stories-camera-smart-glasses-hands-on\">Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/11\/23301275\/facebook-messenger-end-to-end-encryption-default-test-e2ee-privacy-security-plans\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/11\/23301275\/facebook-messenger-end-to-end-encryption-default-test-e2ee-privacy-security-plans<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Facebook has shared an update on its long-awaited plans to turn on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default in its Messenger chat platform, saying it has begun testing the feature for chats \u201cbetween some people\u201d this week. Facebook currently offers Messenger users the option to turn on E2EE on a per-chat basis, but such opt-in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,8],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-12071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-policy","category-technology","tag-policy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Facebook begins testing default end-to-end encryption on Messenger - Science and Nerds<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/08\/11\/facebook-begins-testing-default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Facebook begins testing default end-to-end encryption on Messenger - Science and Nerds\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Source: Facebook has shared an update on its long-awaited plans to turn on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default in its Messenger chat platform, saying it has begun testing the feature for chats \u201cbetween some people\u201d this week. 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