Meta (Facebook) expands Messenger's and Instagram's end-to-end encryption

guest · Aug 11, 2022

Meta starts testing end-to-end encryption for individual Messenger chats
August 11, 2022

Meta said today it is expanding its end-to-end encryption test to individual Messenger chats. The social media giant said that starting this week, people included in the test will have their most frequent chats automatically protected by end-to-end encryption.

Meta first started testing end-to-end encryption features for Messenger back in 2016 for “secret conversations.” Later it extended that protection to voice and video calls in 2021. In January, the company introduced default end-to-end encryption for group chats and calls for Messenger. But unlike Meta’s other popular chat app WhatsApp, end-to-end encryption is not yet enabled by default for all conversations.
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Encrypted backups
The company is also testing the “secure storage” option for end-to-end encrypted conversations for iOS and Android. Users will be able to upload their Messenger backup on third-party cloud services like iCloud or Google Drive by protecting them with a PIN or a code.

Secure Storage currently protects only end-to-end chats — like group conversations — on iOS and Android, and is not applicable to non-encrypted chat and Messenger for web and desktop.
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Other tests
Meta also mentioned that it’s soon planning to expand its end-to-end encryption test for Instagram DMs. Last year, Instagram started testing end-to-end encrypted messages through an opt-in setting. In February, the company initially introduced the feature for all users in Ukraine and Russia.
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Meta: Testing End-to-End Encrypted Backups and More on Messenger

Takeaways

We’re testing secure storage on Messenger, a new feature that allows you to back up your end-to-end encrypted chats.

We’re also starting a test of automatic end-to-end encrypted chat threads on Messenger and expanding other features.

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People want to trust that their online conversations with friends and family are private and secure. We’re working hard to protect your personal messages and calls with end-to-end encryption by default on Messenger and Instagram. Today, we’re announcing our plans to test a new secure storage feature for backups of your end-to-end encrypted chats on Messenger, and more updates and tests to deliver the best experience on Messenger and Instagram.
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Annoyed Ninja · Aug 11, 2022

Facebook talking about privacy of their users, ... can I laugh now? Anyone who cares about privacy doesn't have social media (I sure don't).

Thanks for sharing @mood

guest · Aug 22, 2022

Meta’s plans to encrypt Messenger risk ‘grotesque betrayal,’ says UK home secretary
End-to-end encryption is re-igniting debates about privacy vs safety
August 22, 2022

Facebook’s parent company Meta is heading into another political battle over the planned introduction of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in its Messenger chat platform. The UK’s home secretary, Priti Patel, makes this clear in an op-ed for Tory mouthpiece The Telegraph this week, saying it would be a “grotesque betrayal” if the company didn’t consider issues of child safety while introducing E2EE. Similar arguments are likely to be raised in the US, too.

Although Patel is clear that the UK government wants some carveouts from Meta over encryption, it’s not clear how politically tenable these demands are.
The battle of encryption will absolutely continue, but in the UK at least, forces are not yet ready to take the field.
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guest · Jan 23, 2023

Facebook Messenger encrypted chats now include more of the features you expect
By Jon Fingas @jonfingas - January 23, 2023

You no longer have to give up the privacy of end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger just to get the creature comforts you take for granted. Meta is bringing several common features to encrypted chats. You can now choose themes, set profiles for group conversations and use custom emoji as well as reactions. Active status and web link previews now work in this more secure mode, while the Android crowd can take advantage of floating Bubbles to talk while they're using other apps.
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You're more likely to use encrypted chats, too. Meta is expanding tests that make encryption the default for Facebook Messenger. You'll see the changes to some conversation threads in the "next few months," the company says. If you're part of the test, you'll get a notification in a relevant thread.

Meta started testing default encryption last August. At the time, it said it hoped to roll out the Facebook Messenger upgrade sometime in 2023.
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Meta: Expanding Features for End-to-End Encryption on Messenger

By Melissa Miranda - January 23, 2023
Takeaways

We’re introducing more features, like chat themes, into our end-to-end encrypted experience.

We’ve started to expand global testing of end-to-end encrypted chats on Messenger.

Over the coming months, millions of people around the world will see some of their individual threads become end-to-end encrypted.

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