\nHowever, it is possible to enable end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger. The ability to do so has been around since 2016. But, in order to do so, users have to switch over to a \u201cSecret Conversation\u201d mode. Unfortunately, Instagram does not offer any type of end-to-end encryption for its chats.
\nNow for some people, this may not matter to them. But, for users who have become more and more conscious about what social media companies can see this can be a letdown. Facebook Messenger has a massive reach which means a lot of people use it to communicate with their family, friends, and maybe even co-workers.
\nToday May 3, 2021, Facebook updated its safety and security plans and announced these updates in a blog. There was some other information in the blog, but the main part about end-to-end encryption mentions the 2022 timeline.
\nWhile we expect to make more progress on default end-to-end encryption for Messenger and Instagram Direct this year, it\u2019s a long-term project and we won\u2019t be fully end-to-end encrypted until sometime in 2022 at the earliest. Moreover, the safety features we\u2019ve already introduced are designed to work with end-to-end encryption, and we plan to continue building strong safety features into our services.
\nFacebook will not encrypt Facebook Messenger messages or Instagram chats until at least 2022
\nFacebook began the plan to implement end-to-end encryption across all of its messaging platforms back in 2019. To be clear, there are a lot of other platforms out there that offer end-to-end encryption.
\nOf course, there is Apple\u2019s iMessage that has end-to-end encryption. But that is only for Apple users. But, there is Signal, Telegram, Wickr Me, and more.
\nSo to see the company kind of dragging their feet through the mud is interesting. The company could find itself in a position where users begin to migrate away from their messaging platforms in favor of more secure ones.
\nNow 2022 is not that far away, so users may be okay with just waiting. But, this is one thing that a company like Facebook could implement easily. Making messages encrypted by default could be one of the easiest ways for the company to show its commitment to privacy.
\nDoing so would also offer a feature that competitors offer. In doing so Facebook\u2019s, current userbase wouldn\u2019t be tempted to switch. Hopefully, the company decides to speed up its end-to-end encryption plans, but only time will tell.
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