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How to Start Secret Conversations on Facebook Messenger
If you are looking for ways to start a secret conversation on Facebook Messenger with your friends, then you are at the right place.
In this article, I am going to tell you about Facebook Messenger’s new end-to-end encrypted chat feature, dubbed “Secret Conversations,” but before that, know why do you need your chats to be end-to-end encrypted?
Your online privacy is under threat not only
Signal is Most Secure Messenger, 'Useless Data' Obtained by FBI Proves It All
Do you trust your messaging app even though it uses end-to-end encryption?
As I previously said end-to-end encryption doesn’t mean that your messages are secure enough to hide your trace.
It’s because most of the messaging apps still record and store a lot of metadata on your calls and messages that could reveal some of your personal information including dates and durations of communication
Using 'Signal' for Encrypted Chats? You Shouldn't Skip Its Next Update
Two Researchers have discovered several vulnerabilities in Signal, the popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app recommended by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
One of those vulnerabilities could allow potential attackers to add random data to the attachments of encrypted messages sent by Android users, while another bug could allow hackers to remotely execute malicious code on the targeted
Telegram Hacked? Turn ON Important Security Settings to Secure your Private Chats
We have heard a lot about data breaches nowadays. And if you think that switching to an encrypted messaging service may secure you and your data, then you may be wrong.
No good deed today can help you protect yourself completely.
Reuters and several media outlets are reporting that the phone numbers of 15 Million users in Iran and more than a dozen accounts on the Telegram instant messaging
Brazil Freezes $11.7 Million of Facebook Funds for Not Complying with Court Orders
Facebook’s legal war with Brazilian government seems to be never-ending.
Facebook-owned cross-platform messaging service WhatsApp has already been blocked a total of three times in Brazil since December for failing to comply with a court order asking the company to access WhatsApp data under criminal investigation.
But, now the Brazilian government has taken an even tougher step.
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Facebook Messenger adds End-to-End Encryption (Optional) for Secret Conversations
Facebook has begun rolling out end-to-end encryption for its Messenger app, thus making its users’ conversations completely private.
The end-to-end encryption feature, dubbed “Secret Conversations,” will allow Messenger users to send and receive messages in a way that no one, including the FBI with a warrant, hackers and not even Facebook itself, can intercept them.
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Facebook Messenger App — Choose either End-to-End Encryption or Artificial Intelligence
Facebook is set to introduce end-to-end encryption for its Messenger app, allowing more than its 900 Million users to send and receive messages that can not be read or intercepted by law enforcement or even the social network itself.
However, it’s not the kind of end-to-end encrypted chat feature provided by Apple or WhatsApp in which all your conversation are entirely encrypted by default.
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Iran orders all Messaging Apps to store its citizens' data within Country
Last year, Iran blocked Telegram and many other social networks after their founders refused to help Iranian authorities to spy on their citizens.
Now it looks like Iranian government wants tighter controls on all foreign messaging and social media apps operating in the country that will give the authorities a wider ability to monitor and censor its people.
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Google Allo a Clash of Privacy and Functionality
Google Allo has an end-to-end encryption capability powered by Signal, but it’s not turned on by default because it would interfere with an artificial intelligence powering Google Assistant.