Security News > 2016 > July > Secret Conversations: End-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger (Help Net Security)
2016-07-11 15:11
After integrating Open Whisper Systems’ Signal Protocol into WhatsApp earlier this year, Facebook has done the same to the Facebook Messenger app, and called the feature Secret Conversations. But the greatest difference between the two implementations is that end-to-end encryption supported through the protocol is on by default in WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger users will have to switch the feature on themselves. “Secret Conversations is a distinct conversation mode inside Facebook Messenger. Individual secret conversations … More →
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