Philip Houska Communication tools based on end-to-end encryption are in vogue. Perhaps every user wants to be in control of what they write with others. Therefore, one of the most popular applications for sending texts – Facebook Messenger – is likely to be included in the list of encrypted communicators.
It was not so long ago that not only the technological public was affected by the case "Apple vs. FBI", which was written about on almost every major portal. As a result of this case, the discussion regarding the security of communication flared up, to which some companies, including the popular WhatsApp, responded by introducing end-to-end encryption of all electronic correspondence.
Facebook is now also responding to the trend. To list of encrypted communication applications apparently, the popular Messenger will also be included. Its encryption is currently being tested, and if everything goes according to plan, users should expect better security for their communications already this summer.
"We're starting to test the possibility of an individual private conversation in Messenger, which will be end-to-end encrypted and only the person you're texting with will be able to read it. This means that messages will only be for you and that individual. For no one else. Not even for us," says the press release of Zuckerberg's company.
Important information is that encryption will not be turned on automatically. Users have to activate it manually. The feature will be called Secret Conversations, loosely translated as "private conversations". In normal communication, encryption will be turned off for a simple reason. In order for Facebook to further work on artificial intelligence, develop chatbots and enrich user communications based on context, it needs to have access to user conversations. However, if an individual expressly wishes that Facebook does not have access to his messages, he will be allowed to do so.
This step is not surprising. Facebook wants to give its users what the competition has been providing them for a long time. iMessages, Wickr, Telegram, WhatsApp and more. These are applications that build on end-to-end encryption. And Messenger is supposed to be among them.
Who should care about encryption and why? What use would it be to normal people? All people want is to be able to communicate with each other. The fact that no one else gets into it and reads it is considered a matter of decency and self-evident, something like a letter secret. It's sad that some services don't honor this and don't take it for granted - on the contrary, they intend to take it for granted that they will read and use everything that is not intended for them at all. How is it possible to do this without our consent?
without any consent dude, have you ever read the terms and conditions??
That sounds very naive. After all, it's not just about who runs the service, but above all about hackers. They probably won't deal with some "letter secret". And since the data is not processed by humans, but by machines capable of processing a huge amount of data, don't think that you are some small fish that no one cares about. And what if the government changes to one that makes what you consider legal illegal. All she needs to do is search for keywords or words similar to those keywords, and you have a problem. There is no decency here…