FB Messenger will be Updated with End-To-End Encryptions For Secret Conversations

FB Messenger: Facebook Holds Back An End-To-End Encryptions For Messenger :Facebook has started testing a new feature for Messenger that will allow users to create one-to-one conversations with end-to-end encryption. Called secret conversations the feature will also allow users to control the length of time for which a message will remain visible within a conversation.

FB Messenger will be Updated with End-To-End Encryptions For Secret Conversations

Facebook messages can only be read on one device, so if you have Messenger set up on multiple devices, you will only be able to read the conversation on the one you happen to be texting from. Starting a Secret Conversation is optional, as many people want Messenger to work between multiple devices, and this feature locks your private messages to only a specific device.

Facebook also says that Secret Conversations currently do not support rich content such as GIFs, videos or financial transactions.Facebook may join WhatsApp and enter the encryption game soon. A news report guardian claims that the social network could add end-to-end encryption to its Messenger app later this year,

Secret Conversations is currently being tested with a limited number of users, and Facebook will be making this feature more widely available this summer.Further, the company notes that it uses the Signal Protocol developed by Open Whisper Systems. The developer also created a messaging app called signal, and the source code for the app is published on GitHub. This allows security experts to scrutinise the code and know exactly what the app does with a user’s text and calls. Rumours that Facebook was testing such a feature surfaced in May, and screenshots suggested that the feature might have been initially called disappearing messenger.

Facebook isn’t the only company looking to increase its security, even as it pushes harder into AI. Allo, Google’ super coming message App will also offer extra security as an “opt-in” feature for those who don’t want to take advantage like smartphones.