Meta makes end-to-end encryption a default on Facebook Messenger


Meta, whose WhatsApp platform already encrypts messages, said the feature can help keep users safe from hackers, fraudsters and criminals. — Reuters

NEW YORK: Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced on Dec 7.

Such encryption means that no one other than the sender and the recipient – not even Meta – can decipher people’s messages. Encrypted chats, first introduced as an optional feature in Messenger in 2016, will now be the standard for all users going forward, according to Messenger head Loredana Crisan.

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