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Social network Facebook has revealed it had started testing high-end encryption on one-on-one conversation between two users on Messenger.
It said on its official blog that there were already strong communication measures in place on Messenger but some users had said they wanted “additional safeguards” when discussing private information like an illness or a health issue with trusted friends & family, or sending financial information to an accountant. Keeping this in mind, FB had started to test the ability to create one-to-one secret conversations in Messenger that will be end-to-end encrypted & which could only be read on 1 device of the person you’re communicating with.
That means the messages are intended just for you and the other person — not anyone else, including us. Within a secret conversation, you can also choose to set a timer to control the length of time each message you send remains visible within the conversation.
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Starting a secret conversation with someone is optional. That’s because many people want Messenger to work when you switch between devices, such as a tablet, desktop computer or phone. Secret conversations can only be read on one device and we recognize that experience may not be right for everyone. It’s also important to note that in secret conversations we don’t currently support rich content like GIFs and videos, making payments, or other popular Messenger features.
Secret conversations are available on a limited test basis right now, but we will be making the option more widely available this summer. During this test, we will gather feedback about the functionality, measure performance and introduce tools to enable you to report objectionable content to us.
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