Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp – Meta Parent Company, does not plan to launch end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram up to 2023.
The company issued a Messenger and Instagram chat last year, as part of its plan to create an integrated messaging system throughout its platform.
According to the threshold, while messages sent through messenger and Instagram can be e2ee, the option is not turned on by default and the possibility will not be up to around 2023. WhatsApp already supports e2ee by default.
In accordance with the source, Davis antigone, Head of Meta Safety, linking delays in concerns about user safety. Because E2ee means only the sender and recipient will see their conversation, Davis said Meta wanted to ensure that this did not interfere with the ability of the platform to help stop criminal activities.
After e2ee is available by default, Davis notes that the company will “use a non-encrypted data combination in our application, account information and reports from users” to help them remain safe, while “helping public safety efforts.”
In a blog post earlier this year, Meta said that E2EE defaults will be available on Instagram and Messenger, “in the early 2022.” But now, Davis said that Meta wanted to “get this right,” so the company plans to delay the debut feature up to 2023.
It also applies to the year 2023 is an English online safety bill, which will require an online platform to keep children from danger, and immediately overcome rough content. This can inhibit the Facebook plan to enable E2EE by default, as a British home secretary, Priti Patel, has criticized its use in the past.
Last year, the US joined the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India and Japan in a call to provide access to the backdoor encryption of local law enforcement, which will allow the authorities to see encrypted messages and files issued.