The Internet may have taken away much of our privacy, but there are still ways to maintain some dignity in the modern age.
What does "Messenger has upgraded the security of this chat" mean?
One such method is encrypted messaging. Facebook parent company Meta is banking on the concept, having just announced that they are testing automatic end-to-end encryption in Messenger chats.
What does this mean? End-to-end encryption (E2EE) ensures that even Facebook Messenger chat messages cannot be read; only the participants have access. This makes it extremely difficult, but not impossible, for outside entities such as law enforcement or hackers to quickly peek into our private chats.
Facebook already offers E2EE as an option within Messenger, but the trial wasn’t clearly advertised and most people didn’t take advantage of it. Automatic encryption will affect every user, and the company has already started rolling it out, saying it’s started testing “among some people” throughout the week.
