Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp
55 years ago

Twitter’s Encrypted DMs Are Deeply Inferior to Signal and WhatsApp

Wired  

Elon Musk's long-promised launch of encrypted direct messages on Twitter has arrived. Yesterday night, Twitter announced the release of encrypted direct messages, a feature that Musk had assured users was coming from his very first days running the company. In fact, the company appears to have stopped short of calling the feature "end-to-end" encrypted, the term that would mean only users on the two ends of conversations can read messages, rather than hackers, government agencies that can eavesdrop on those messages, or even Twitter itself. In fact, the description of Twitter's encrypted messaging feature that follows that initial caveat seems almost like a laundry list of the most serious flaws in every existing end-to-end encrypted messaging app, now all combined into one product—along with a few extra flaws that are all its own. It explicitly doesn't prevent “man-in-the-middle” attacks that would allow Twitter to invisibly spoof users' identities and intercept messages, long considered the most serious flaw in Apple's iMessage encryption.

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One Tech Tip: How to protect your communications through encryption
4 weeks, 2 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 …

Google faces flak for claiming that all text sent via Google Messages are end-to-end encrypted
1 month ago

Google faces flak for claiming that all text sent via Google Messages are end-to-end encrypted

India Today  

Google is facing backlash for allegedly misleading users about the encryption capabilities of its messaging app, Google Messages. While the app offers end-to-end encryption for some conversations, its marketing materials, including those on the Google Play Store, suggest a more robust and comprehensive level of security than is actually available. However, RCS in its default state lacks encryption, making it …

What is end-to-end encryption and why is WhatsApp against breaking it? | Explained
8 months, 2 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." …

Why It Took Meta 7 Years to Turn on End-to-End Encryption for All Chats
55 years ago

Why It Took Meta 7 Years to Turn on End-to-End Encryption for All Chats

Wired  

Since 2016, the social behemoth now known as Meta has been working to deploy end-to-end encryption in its communication apps. It’s not just that we’re migrating people’s data, but it’s actually that we're having to fundamentally change a bunch of the assumptions that they work with when they’re using the product.” Meta has had to stake out a position as …

Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger
1 year, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

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

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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 …

Elon Musk apologises to a Twitter user. Know why
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk apologises to a Twitter user. Know why

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing Twitter CEO Elon Musk On Sunday apologised to a micro-blogging platform user who complained of the app taking extra space on the phone. Read here: Ron DeSantis launches Presidential bid with Elon Musk : 5 key takeaways While sharing a screenshot of the mobile screen where the Twitter app was seen taking 9.52GB space, Musk tweeted, “Sorry this app …

Twitter's new update: Verified users to get early access to encrypted messaging | DETAILS
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter's new update: Verified users to get early access to encrypted messaging | DETAILS

India TV News  

Twitter: In yet another update to the social media giant Twitter, users now have early access to its encrypted messaging service. The tweet includes further information about the encrypted messages for the users with a message hinting towards the rollout for more users in the coming future. We're giving early access to Encrypted Direct Messages v1 to our verified users. …

Secure messaging arrives on Twitter - sort of. 'Don't trust it yet,' Musk warns
1 year, 7 months ago

Secure messaging arrives on Twitter - sort of. 'Don't trust it yet,' Musk warns

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. Twitter also doesn't offer any way to report encrypted …

Elon Musk Rolls Out Encrypted DMs On Twitter, But Asks Users Not To 'Trust It Yet'
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk Rolls Out Encrypted DMs On Twitter, But Asks Users Not To 'Trust It Yet'

ABP News  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on May 10 tweeted that the first version of end-to-end encrypted direct messages will be rolled out on Thursday. However, in his now-signature eccentric style, he followed the announcement up with advice to users, “Try it, but don’t trust it yet.” Early version of encrypted direct messages just launched. — Elon Musk May 11, 2023 It …

Elon Musk announces Twitter encrypted direct messages; voice and video chat coming soon
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk announces Twitter encrypted direct messages; voice and video chat coming soon

The Hindu  

Elon Musk has announced several new features that users of the latest Twitter app will be able to experience, including the first version of encrypted direct messages, and voice/video chat. Encrypted direct messages are slated for release on Thursday and Musk promised they would improve “rapidly.” “The acid test is that I could not see your DMs even if there …

Twitter soon to have audio, video features, says CEO Elon Musk
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter soon to have audio, video features, says CEO Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages, longform tweets and payments. "Coming soon will be voice and video chat from your handle …

Twitter DMs to be encrypted so that even Elon Musk is not be able to read your messages
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter DMs to be encrypted so that even Elon Musk is not be able to read your messages

India Today  

Twitter messages will become more secure as the company announced new features including encrypted messaging and other updates on Tuesday. Significantly, Musk announced plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App" last year. Voice and video calls option on Twitter Musk also revealed that Twitter is developing a new feature that will allow users to make voice and video calls on …

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Plans WeChat-Like Payments System That Includes Crypto
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Plans WeChat-Like Payments System That Includes Crypto

ABP News  

Twitter under Elon Musk is now working on a payments system that will support accepted currencies with crypto functionality embedded into it. Twitter has been teasing about bringing payments to its platform as Musk wants it to become "an everything app" like China's WeChat. "Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app," Musk said in October last …

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

EXPLAINED | Can Twitter DMs Be Hacked And Do We Need Encryption For Them
2 years, 8 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 …

End-To-End Encryption For Twitter DMs To 'Maximum Fun': Elon Musk Is Tweeting Away His Twitter Plans
2 years, 8 months ago

End-To-End Encryption For Twitter DMs To 'Maximum Fun': Elon Musk Is Tweeting Away His Twitter Plans

ABP News  

New Delhi: Elon Musk believes Twitter has "extraordinary potential", and the world's richest man has made it clear that he wants to change the way he thinks the social media platform functions and is perceived as. Picking up from where he left off, Musk tweeted early Thursday: "For Twitter to deserve public trust, it must be politically neutral, which effectively …

Elon Musk now wants to make Twitter DMs end-to-end encrypted like Signal
2 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk now wants to make Twitter DMs end-to-end encrypted like Signal

India Today  

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has not stopped tweeting ever since he took over Twitter. There are a few positive changes that Musk has said that he wants to make to the micro-blogging site and one of them could be the end-to-end encryption of Twitter DMs. Musk wants Twitter DMs to have end-to-end encryption so that no one can spy on …

Decentralising end-to-end encryption with a new security protocol
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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 …

WhatsApp Multi-Device End to End Encryption to Launch in Coming Months: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp Multi-Device End to End Encryption to Launch in Coming Months: Report

News 18  

WhatsApp is seemingly set to get end to end encryption for multiple devices as well, according to a recent post by WABetaInfo. The most popular instant messaging communication app in the world has held steadfast by insisting that end to end encryption is an industry standard practice that makes it secure from start to finish, and now, the feature may …

Ending encryption: On enforcing traceability on popular messaging apps
3 years, 7 months ago

Ending encryption: On enforcing traceability on popular messaging apps

The Hindu  

Barely a day before the Information Technology Rules 2021 came into force, WhatsApp moved the Delhi High Court against the rules — specifically the one that mandates that a “significant social media intermediary providing services primarily in the nature of messaging shall enable the identification of the first originator of the information on its computer resource as may be required …

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, 8 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 …

WhatsApp New Policy 'Does Not Allow Expanded Data Sharing With Facebook', Claims Company
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp New Policy 'Does Not Allow Expanded Data Sharing With Facebook', Claims Company

News 18  

WhatsApp continues its defence of the updated privacy policy that it floated as compulsory to all users and landed itself in a rather precarious position. In its latest effort, a WhatsApp spokesperson’s statement today claimed that the company’s updated policy “does not expand the ability to share data with Facebook.” Earlier, the ministry of electronics and information technology of India …

Why are WhatsApp users joining rival platforms?
3 years, 11 months ago

Why are WhatsApp users joining rival platforms?

Al Jazeera  

Changes to privacy terms by WhatsApp has caused an exodus of users to rivals Telegram and Signal. WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned messaging service that has more than two billion users, has recently announced controversial changes to its privacy terms, prompting a mass exodus of users to rival platforms, particularly Telegram and Signal. Some privacy activists called on WhatsApp users on Twitter …

Signal, Telegram see demand spike as new WhatsApp terms stir debate
4 years ago

Signal, Telegram see demand spike as new WhatsApp terms stir debate

The Hindu  

Signal and Telegram messaging apps are seeing a sudden increase in demand after larger rival WhatsApp's updated terms of service raised eyebrows on social media. WhatsApp, which uses Signal's encryption technology, laid out fresh terms on Wednesday, asking users to agree to let owner Facebook Inc and its subsidiaries collect user data, including their phone number and location. More than …

Consumers prefer messaging apps with privacy features to ensure safety, report says
4 years ago

Consumers prefer messaging apps with privacy features to ensure safety, report says

The Hindu  

Consumers are seeking messaging apps that offer enhanced privacy features like end-to-end encryption and disappearing messages. This comes as the pandemic drove up usage of messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram by more than 13% in the past 4 years, according to app intelligence firm App Annie. Apps providing privacy features have seen the greatest engagement growth in the past …

How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging
4 years, 7 months ago

How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging

Wired  

In times of uncertainty, people rightly often turn to the encrypted messaging app Signal. Whether it’s to protect sensitive conversations amid social unrest or to keep your communications private after the fall of Roe v. Wade, Signal represents most people’s best way to communicate safely. Signal uses communications firm Twilio to verify users’ phone numbers and send out device registration …

Facebook investors urged to vote against the end-to-end encryption plans
4 years, 7 months ago

Facebook investors urged to vote against the end-to-end encryption plans

Daily Mail  

Social media giant Facebook has been urged to scrap plans for 'end-to-end encryption' over fears it will make grooming impossible to track. In a 2019 blog post Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there was a balance to be found between privacy from end-to-end encryption and protecting people. In a 2019 blog post Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said there was a …

Facebook is testing encrypted audio and video calls in Messenger, but some users say 'no thanks'
5 years, 2 months ago

Facebook is testing encrypted audio and video calls in Messenger, but some users say 'no thanks'

Daily Mail  

Facebook could soon enable ‘Secret Conversations’ for audio and video calls. An app researcher discovered evidence that the tech giant is testing encrypted calls in Messenger Facebook first rolled out Secret Conversations to Messenger in 2016, which also includes a timing option for every message thread – allowing users message to self-destruct in a similar way to messages in Snapchat. …

Facebook is requested not to use encrypted messages as it does not let officials peek
5 years, 3 months ago

Facebook is requested not to use encrypted messages as it does not let officials peek

Firstpost  

This request is made to Facebook so that law enforcement could see the content if such needs arise. “We are writing to request that Facebook does not proceed with its plan to implement end-to-end encryption across its messaging services… without including a means for lawful access to the content of communications to protect our citizens,” said a copy of the …

Facebook, WhatsApp forced to share encrypted messages with British police
5 years, 3 months ago

Facebook, WhatsApp forced to share encrypted messages with British police

Live Mint  

Social media platforms based in the US including Facebook and WhatsApp will be forced to share users’ encrypted messages with British police under a new treaty between the two countries, according to a person familiar with the matter. The accord, which is set to be signed by next month, will compel social media firms to share information to support investigations …

These Are The Most Secure Apps For Texting
5 years, 4 months ago

These Are The Most Secure Apps For Texting

Huff Post  

So you want to send a short, instant text-based dispatch to another human. “Even the privacy nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation does not recommend any single messaging app.” Messaging apps may come with other security features, like the ability to set messages to self destruct, which matters if you’re more concerned about someone who lives in the same house or shares …

Tory home secretary says government should be allowed to read people’s WhatsApp messages
5 years, 5 months ago

Tory home secretary says government should be allowed to read people’s WhatsApp messages

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} The home secretary …

'WhatsApp will never be safe': Telegram boss attacks Facebook-owned messaging app
5 years, 7 months ago

'WhatsApp will never be safe': Telegram boss attacks Facebook-owned messaging app

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 A huge security flaw with WhatsApp that compromised the privacy of 1.5 billion …

HOW DOES FACEBOOK PLAN TO IMPROVE PRIVACY?
5 years, 8 months ago

HOW DOES FACEBOOK PLAN TO IMPROVE PRIVACY?

Daily Mail  

In a March 6 blog post, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to rebuild based on six 'privacy-focused' principles: Private interactions Encryption Reducing permanence Safety Interoperability Secure data storage Zuckerberg promised end-to-end encryption for all of its messaging services, which will be combined in a way that allows users to communicate across WhatsApp, Instagram Direct, and Facebook Messenger. He also said …

F8 2019: Facebook to let users chat across Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram
5 years, 8 months ago

F8 2019: Facebook to let users chat across Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram

India Today  

Facebook's annual developers' conference - the F8 2019 - started with a high note on privacy by the company founder Mark Zuckerberg at the McEnergy Convention Centre in San Jose, California on May 30. Sharma said that soon the Facebook would allow users to chat across all of its messaging platforms including the Messenger, which was introduced as Lightspeed during …

How Facebook stands to profit from its ‘privacy’ push
5 years, 10 months ago

How Facebook stands to profit from its ‘privacy’ push

Associated Press  

At first glance, Mark Zuckerberg’s new “privacy-focused vision " for Facebook looks like a transformative mission statement from a CEO under pressure to reverse years of battering over its surveillance practices and privacy failures. But critics say the announcement obscures Facebook’s deeper motivations: To expand lucrative new commercial services, continue monopolizing the attention of users, develop new data sources to …

A unified messaging platform for Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram won't be happening before 2020
5 years, 11 months ago

A unified messaging platform for Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram won't be happening before 2020

India TV News  

With a global outrage over the company's plan to integrate chats between Whatsapp, Messenger and Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg went on to say that this won't be happening any time soon and would be a long term project. With Facebooks plans of integrating the chat services of WhatsApp, Messenger and photo-sharing app Instagram, the Irish Data Protection Commission on Monday warned …

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