Meta starts end-to-end encryption across Messenger, Facebook, UK law enforcement not happy
1 year ago

Meta starts end-to-end encryption across Messenger, Facebook, UK law enforcement not happy

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Meta introduces end-to-end encryption on Messenger and Facebook, enhancing user privacy. While digital rights activists and the EU are happy with this, law enforcement agencies in the UK are livid Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has started introducing strong privacy measures called end-to-end encryption on Messenger and Facebook, as announced on Thursday. However, this move is likely to draw concern from law enforcement and child protection groups, which have opposed companies implementing end-to-end encryption. Alongside end-to-end encryption, other features being introduced include the ability to edit a message within 15 minutes of sending, disappearing messages lasting 24 hours, control over whether a user can see when their message is read, and the ability to listen to voice messages at 1.5 or 2 times speed.

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One Tech Tip: How to protect your communications through encryption
1 week, 6 days ago

One Tech Tip: How to protect your communications through encryption

Associated Press  

LONDON — After a sprawling hacking campaign exposed the communications of an unknown number of Americans, U.S. cybersecurity officials are advising people to use encryption in their communications. The advice includes one tip we can all put into practice with our phones: “Ensure that traffic is end-to-end encrypted to the maximum extent possible.” End-to-end encryption, also known as E2EE, means …

What is end-to-end encryption and why is WhatsApp against breaking it? | Explained
7 months, 4 weeks ago

What is end-to-end encryption and why is WhatsApp against breaking it? | Explained

India TV News  

WhatsApp on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that the instant messaging platform will exit India if it is forced to break end-to-end encryption of messages on its platform. WhatsApp filed a petition in 2021, stating that the requirement of intermediaries enabling the identification of the first originator of information in India puts end-to-end encryption and its benefits "at risk." …

Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger
1 year ago

Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced Thursday. “Our engineers, cryptographers, designers, policy experts and product managers have worked tirelessly to rebuild Messenger features from the ground up.” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised, back in 2019, to bring end-to-end encryption to its platforms after the …

Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger
1 year ago

Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meta is rolling out end-to-end …

‘Facebook end-to-end encryption like turning a blind eye to child abuse’
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Facebook end-to-end encryption like turning a blind eye to child abuse’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Introducing end-to-end encryption on Facebook would be like “consciously turning a …

Meta’s encryption plans will create ‘safe haven’ for paedophiles, Braverman says
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta’s encryption plans will create ‘safe haven’ for paedophiles, Braverman says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Home Secretary has said Meta’s planned rollout of end-to-end encryption …

Braverman urges Meta not to ‘go dark’ on detecting child abuse with encryption
1 year, 3 months ago

Braverman urges Meta not to ‘go dark’ on detecting child abuse with encryption

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Home Secretary has urged Meta not to “go dark” …

Meta expands tests for encrypted Messenger chats; release on track for this year
1 year, 4 months ago

Meta expands tests for encrypted Messenger chats; release on track for this year

The Hindu  

Facebook parent Meta said on Tuesday it was expanding testing for end-to-end encryption for its Messenger messaging service and adding millions of people’s chats to an upgraded security standard. In a company blog post, Messenger Product Manager, Timothy Buck, said that the company was on track to “launch default E2EE for one-to-one friends and family chats on Messenger by the …

WhatsApp warns of ‘unprecedented threat’ to British citizens
1 year, 8 months ago

WhatsApp warns of ‘unprecedented threat’ to British citizens

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We oppose proposals to scan people’s private messages, and we’re proud to stand with other apps to …

Google Brings End-To-End Encryption For Group Chats In Beta: All Details
1 year, 11 months ago

Google Brings End-To-End Encryption For Group Chats In Beta: All Details

News 18  

Google Messages app is now getting end-to-encryption for groups chats as well. The new security feature is coming to the Open beta version as confirmed by Google this week, but as you would know, Messages via RCS only work on Android, as Apple continues to stay away from the messaging standard, and Google has been trying hard to get the …

Meta starts an new anti-iMessage ad campaign to promote Whatsapp security: Know more
2 years, 2 months ago

Meta starts an new anti-iMessage ad campaign to promote Whatsapp security: Know more

India TV News  

Meta has launched a new Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, has revealed that the new campaign by Meta in which Apple has been criticised for only providing the end-to-end encryption for iMessage and not for regular SMS communication. Image Source : PIXABAYWhatsApp Mark further published a photo of the new The One green and one blue letter …

Meta to test end-to-end encryption for Messenger
2 years, 4 months ago

Meta to test end-to-end encryption for Messenger

Live Mint  

On Thursday, Meta revealed that it is testing end-to-end encryption for specific chats on its Messenger application. In order to enable customers to backup end-to-end encrypted chats, the tech giant is exploring safe storage for Messenger. "We're also starting a test of automatic end-to-end encrypted chat threads on Messenger and expanding other features," said the company on their official website. …

Meta announces new privacy policy for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger
2 years, 6 months ago

Meta announces new privacy policy for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger

The Hindu  

Meta, a California-based tech firm that owns social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it has ‘rewritten and redesigned’ its privacy policy to make it ‘easier to understand’ and also to ‘make it clearer’ to users how it used or shared their information. The updated Meta Privacy Policy that would kick in from July 26 would cover Facebook, Instagram, …

EXPLAINED | Can Twitter DMs Be Hacked And Do We Need Encryption For Them
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINED | Can Twitter DMs Be Hacked And Do We Need Encryption For Them

ABP News  

New Delhi: Social media platforms are vulnerable to hacking and cyber-attacks and Twitter is no exception, and perhaps that's why tech billionaire Elon Musk, who recently bought the micro-blogging platform, has suggested that Twitter DMs should be end-to-end-encrypted so that the conversations can't be snooped upon. Whether Twitter DMs should be encrypted, has been a matter of debate with the …

Meta Tries to Break the End-to-End Encryption Deadlock
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta Tries to Break the End-to-End Encryption Deadlock

Wired  

After years of tech companies and police fumbling and clashing over end-to-end encryption, Meta this week brandished a new tool in its arsenal that may help the social media giant resist government pressure to change course or weaken its plan to implement end-to-end encryption across its private communication services. On Monday, Meta published a report about the human rights impacts …

Decentralising end-to-end encryption with a new security protocol
3 years ago

Decentralising end-to-end encryption with a new security protocol

The Hindu  

Messaging services like WhatsApp and Telegram use end-to-end encryption to secure messages sent and received. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised a new security protocol to decentralise E2E, enabling users to store their messages in a more flexible network. The system is an extension of the steady group key settlement — a previously developed safety protocol that permits a …

Meta delays encrypted messages on Facebook, Instagram to 2023
3 years, 1 month ago

Meta delays encrypted messages on Facebook, Instagram to 2023

India TV News  

Meta-owned Facebook Messenger and Instagram are delaying plans to encrypt users' messages until 2023. "We are taking our time to get this right and we don't plan to finish the global rollout of end-to-end encryption by default across all our messaging services until sometime in 2023," Antigone Davis wrote in The Telegraph. "As a company that connects billions of people …

Meta delays plans of default end-to-end encryption for Instagram and Facebook till 2023
3 years, 1 month ago

Meta delays plans of default end-to-end encryption for Instagram and Facebook till 2023

Firstpost  

Last year, Meta had given an end-to-end encryption option for its Messenger and Instagram users. After merging Facebook Messenger and Instagram chats for its users last year, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp has decided to put its default end-to-end encryption plan for Messenger and Instagram on hold till 2023. According to The Guardian, the decision to …

Facebook delays rollout of encrypted messaging amid child safety fears
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook delays rollout of encrypted messaging amid child safety fears

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook has delayed a rollout of encrypted messaging amid fears such a move …

Facebook delays rollout of encrypted messaging amid child safety fears
3 years, 1 month ago

Facebook delays rollout of encrypted messaging amid child safety fears

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facebook has delayed a rollout of encrypted messaging amid fears such a move …

Facebook’s controversial encryption plans ‘won’t give users real privacy’
3 years, 3 months ago

Facebook’s controversial encryption plans ‘won’t give users real privacy’

The Telegraph  

Facebook’s controversial encryption plans ‘won’t give users real privacy’, MPs have been told as they were warned it will ‘cripple’ child abuse blocking software. The social media giant is facing mounting criticism over encryption plans that will make it harder to detect terrorist activity and child abuse material, with the Home Secretary condemning the proposals earlier this year as ‘dangerous …

Facebook introduces end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls, disappearing messages feature and more
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook introduces end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls, disappearing messages feature and more

Firstpost  

Facebook users will now be able to set up delivery controls so that they can decide who can access their chats list, requests folder, and even who can’t message them. Facebook, in an attempt to increase user security and privacy, has introduced end-to-end encryption for Messenger voice and video calls. While WhatsApp already supports end-to-end encrypted phone calls since long, …

Facebook Messenger’s voice, video calls get end-to-end encryption
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook Messenger’s voice, video calls get end-to-end encryption

The Hindu  

Facebook has introduced end-to-end encryption for Messenger voice and video calls, improving the security and privacy on its messaging platform. The encryption feature, which is already available to users for one-on-one text chats on Messenger, will now offer an extra layer of protection when users make audio and video calls. “In the past year, we’ve seen a surge in the …

Facebook Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption On Messenger Voice and Video Calls
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook Rolls Out End-to-End Encryption On Messenger Voice and Video Calls

News 18  

Facebook had earlier this month said that it will roll out end-to-end encryption on Facebook Messenger and Instagram DMs will soon get end-to-end encryption, in a bid to improve security on the said platforms. “We’ll also kick off a limited test with adults in certain countries that lets them opt-in to end-to-end encrypted messages and calls for one-on-one conversations on …

Looking for alternatives to WhatsApp? Signal is your best bet
3 years, 7 months ago

Looking for alternatives to WhatsApp? Signal is your best bet

Wired  

In the summer of 2016, WhatsApp turned on end-to-end encryption for billions of people around the world. Since WhatsApp turned end-to-end encryption on for everyone the technology has started to become the default way people communicate. This move, which is likely to happen in 2022, will protect trillions of messages people send but also make getting away from Facebook’s vast …

Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs to Get End-to-End Encryption Sometime in 2022, Facebook Says
3 years, 7 months ago

Facebook Messenger, Instagram DMs to Get End-to-End Encryption Sometime in 2022, Facebook Says

News 18  

Social Media giant Facebook has announced that its chats on Messenger and Instagram Direct will be end-to-end encrypted by default by 2022. We’re also working hard to bring default end-to-end encryption to all of our messaging services,” Facebook said in a blog post. Facebook also said that the safety features it has already introduced are designed to work with end-to-end …

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