Half announced that it will soon end-to-end encryption for the Messenger backupthe application created to manage Facebook messages, but can now also be used for SMS and (in some regions) for Instagram DMs.
Encrypting the backups on the card works in a similar way to what we’ve already seen above whatsapp. You can safely protect all your chat and messaging data so that you can easily retrieve it when you want to make the switch from your old phone to the new phone.
People want to be sure that their online conversations with friends and family are private and safe. We work tirelessly to protect your personal messages and calls with end-to-end encryption, a security measure that is activated by default on Messenger and Instagram. Today, we’re announcing our plans to test a new method to secure backups of your Messenger chats, protected by end-to-end encryption in the cloud.
reads the official blog of Half.
Users can easily secure their conversations by entering a numeric PIN. On iOS, users can store the secret key in it iCloud.
Meta is working on an upgrade of its encryption technology. In addition, the company also wants to offer a simple tool to check at any time whether the encryption is actually active.
Source: Lega Nerd
