Facebook Messenger rolling out self-destructing 'secret conversations'

Adulterers embark on an affair may soon have a new weapon in their arsenal of fraud.

Facebook Messenger deploying encryption as a feature on its application, which gives users the option of having “secret talks”.

It will also feature a new option ‘timer’ to each message in a thread. This function allows the message to self-destruction in a manner similar to the messages in Snapchat.

Users can start a private conversation with Facebook friends and the wire will “end-to-end encrypted. The function is available now for some people, and will become more widely available this summer, Facebook said

SECRET CONVERSATIONS

function is available now for some people, and will become more widely available this summer, Facebook said.

But users will have to opt-in ‘to keep their top secret messages.

And they can not choose a single device, like a tablet or smartphone.

This is so Facebook can avoid sending multiple encryption keys.

It will not cover GIFs and videos yet.

But users may choose to activate a timer for messages to disappear.

It follows Facebook belonging to the introduction of WhatsApp to use encryption end to end to its one billion users across all devices in April .

users can start a private conversation with Facebook friends and the wire will “end-to-end encrypted.

This means that hackers, telecommunications, government, and Facebook will not be able to read the conversations.

The function is still in the testing phase and will be available only to a small group of users.

should be deployed globally later this summer.

Apple already uses encryption end to end in iMessage Viber for years and added the function in the last few months.

The difference with Facebook is that it encrypts messages only when users decide to turn on secret conversations manually.

“it is the table stakes in the industry now for messaging applications to deliver it to people,” Messenger product manager Tony Leach told Wired.

“We wanted to ensure that we do what we can to make secure and private messaging.

In a post on his blog, a Facebook spokesman wrote: “We are beginning to test the ability to create one-to-one secret conversations in Messenger that will end end encrypted and can only be played on a human machine with which you communicate.

‘This means that messages are meant for you and the other person -. Not someone else, including us

adulterers embark on an affair may soon have a new weapon in their arsenal cheating. Facebook Messenger deploying encryption as a feature on its application, which gives users the option of having “secret talks” (illustrated by an image)

THAT DOES THE END encryption -END?

With the encryption end-to-end “, the messages are visible only the person who sent them and the individuals who were to receive.

The system works by using a “lock” to secure messages between individuals or in a group discussion.

This lock is paired with a separate “key” that only the sender and the recipients will.

This determination will lock cyber criminals, hackers, “oppressive regimes” and even WhatsApp officials to keep your private data, the blog said.

With the encryption “end-to-end”, the messages are visible only to the person who sent them and the individuals who were to receive .

The system works by using a “lock” to secure messages between individuals or in a group discussion.

This lock is coupled with a separate ‘key’, which only the sender and the recipients will.

This determination will lock cyber criminals, hackers, “oppressive regimes” and even WhatsApp officials to keep your private data, the blog said.

The new feature follows harsh criticism after Facebook updated its internal search engine, allowing users to browse the entire social network for the first time.

This means that private profiles previously appeared on Google and all public positions suddenly became research.

users are advised to regularly check their account to make anything they want to be kept secret does not slip through the net, the technology company often changes its security settings without warning.

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Facebook Messenger rolling out self-destructing 'secret conversations'