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Facebook is testing end-to-end encryption for secret Messenger calls

According to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, Facebook is testing encrypting video and audio calls over Messenger in Secret mode.

Its also important to note amongst Facebooks messaging apps, only WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption on for chat and calls by default.While this test might bring encryption to Messenger calls in a limited way, a lot of people might not use it, because Messenger isnt known for secure communication.

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Author: Thenextweb

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