This roll out couldn’t happen fast enough. Privacy experts have been pointing to importance of end-to-end encryption for years – for everyone online, but especially for vulnerable people historically targeted by surveillance, including activists, journalists, immigrants, and other racialized people
What Is End-to-End Encryption? Another Bull’s-Eye on Big Tech (Published 2019)
After years of on-and-off debate over nearly snoop-proof security, the industry is girding for new pressure from law enforcement around the world.
In the letter, Meta lays out why the launch of end-to-end encryption on Messenger is taking time, why the company believes E2EE is so vital for user privacy, and why E2EE is also - in the company's view - the right business choice. https://messengernews.fb.com/2023/08/22/expanding-testing-for-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger/
Breaking: #Meta has responded to the demands of the MakeDMsSafe.com campaign in a letter to Fight for the Future that reiterates the company's commitment to rolling out default end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger in 2023
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Meta refreshes promise to roll out default end-to-end encryption in Messenger this year
Pressure for default E2EE has risen after the reversal of Roe v. Wade