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by jaywalk 2387 days ago
Facebook Messenger conversations are not E2EE by default. When you start one, you have to choose "Secret" in order for E2EE to be applied. This is only available from the Messenger app on mobile devices.
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BelleOfTheBall 2386 days ago
Is this advertised anywhere, like in clear wording? On the site, in the app, etc. If it is, good on them. If not, kind of worrying.

Simply saying "We have E2EE so you can trust us now" and not actually clarifying where E2EE is applicable in your apps is some very typical PR talk.

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thatfunkymunki 2386 days ago
WhatsApp is default E2E and is quite visibly indicated in the application. You can probably make the call on how visible the E2E features in Messenger are yourself if you take a look.
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BelleOfTheBall 2386 days ago
That would require to join Facebook and I'm not coming back there. I'm aware of WhatsApp being E2E, yeah, everywhere except for backups. Another user replied that Facebook plans to go E2E completely, that's surprising but good.
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bryan_w 2386 days ago
They are planning on making messenger E2EE by default which is probably why they are being called to testify today
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