Filings: some Meta execs warned in 2019 that adding E2E encryption to Facebook and Instagram messaging would hinder the ability to flag CSAM to law enforcement
Meta (META.O) executives proceeded with a plan to encrypt the messaging services connected to its Facebook and Instagram apps …
An interview with WhatsApp Product Director Alice Newton-Rex on end-to-end encryption, spotting misinformation, the UK's Online Safety Act, Telegram, and more
The messaging platform's director of product discusses privacy issues, AI and new features for the app's 2bn users X: @cristinacriddle , @gateklons , @aservais1 , and @1br0wn X: Cristina Criddle / @cr...
Sources: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France as part of a probe into Telegram allegedly allowing a range of crimes due to a lack of moderation
Related by education: Saint Petersburg State University BBC : Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport Jones Hayden / Politico : Telegram CEO reportedly arrested at French airport Jennifer ...
WhatsApp head Will Cathcart warns UK ministers against undermining encryption in the Online Safety Bill, arguing the move would embolden authoritarian regimes
Moves to undermine messaging encryption could embolden hostile nation states, Will Cathcart says Tweets: @webdevlaw , @mattnavarra , @webdevlaw , @webdevlaw , and @pt Tweets: Heather Burns / @webdevla...
The US Secret Service says it is considering disabling iMessage on employees' phones, blaming the app's E2E encryption for the loss of deleted January 6 texts
unless the data retention system was set up to fail in the first place. Our story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Insightful thread from a computer scientist and crypt...
Will Cathcart says WhatsApp has no plans to support RCS, as Meta launches its first marketing push for WhatsApp in the US, touting its privacy compared to SMS
Whatever you send or receive, end-to-end encryption protects your messages from being this exposed. Doroteya Borisova / PhoneArena : WhatsApp CEO hints at iPad app release Juli Clover / MacRumors : Wh...
Head of safety says Meta doesn't plan to finish the global rollout of e2e encryption by default across all of its messaging services until sometime in 2023
Move comes as child safety campaigners express concern plans could shield abusers from detection — The owner of Facebook … Source: Telegraph .
WhatsApp starts rolling out e2e encryption for chat history backups in iCloud and Google Drive
WhatsApp is beginning to roll out a new feature that will provide its two billion users the option to encrypt their chat history backup in iCloud or Google Drive, patching a major loophole … Source: A...
Interview with Will Cathcart on the criticism of humans reviewing reported WhatsApp content, encrypted backups, and the broader geopolitics of e2e encryption
After a contentious year, candid talk on encryption, privacy, and ProPublica — It has been a contentious year for WhatsApp.
Facebook rolls out end-to-end encrypted voice and video calls on Messenger, and says it will begin testing opt-in e2e encryption for Instagram DMs
rolling out a host of features for Messenger users who switch on — end-to-end encryption (E2EE). You can now call Messenger contacts using voice or video Source: Messenger News .