Meta says an expansion of privacy features in Messenger is unrelated to a high-profile Nebraska abortion case.
steps instead. The social giant says that it is driving toward a “global rollout of default end-to-end encryption for personal messages and calls in 2023."
For now, though, the company continues the slow march, saying that it is testing a group of new encryption-related features and initiatives. This week, Meta will expand the number of chats between certain people that automatically have end-to-end encryption turned on. This means those users won’t have to opt in to enable the protection. Similarly, the company says that it will “soon” broaden the number of users who can opt into end-to-end encryption on Instagram Direct Messenger.
Beginning this week, Meta is also testing a “secure storage” feature for end-to-end encrypted chats, so users can back up their messages in case they lose a device or get a new one and want to restore their chat history. The company says this secure backup feature will be the default for end-to-end encrypted chats on Messenger, with the option to lock the backups with a PIN or a generated code. Users will also be able to opt out of the backups and turn the feature off.
When asked directly whether the timing of the announcement was related to revelations about the Nebraska case, Meta spokesperson Alex Dziedzan told WIRED, “This is not a response to any law enforcement requests.” He added, “We’ve had this date in the diary for months, but the short notice is because Messenger product teams have been finalizing the tests that are going live. These tests will start Thursday. We want people to hear about these tests from us before they see changes in the app.
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