[Outages-discussion] Facebook Messenger rolls out end-to-end encryption, with no warning

[Jay R. Ashworth]

ADVISORY: Without warning, as usual, Facebook is doing another of its 
passive-aggressive "we're going to make things better for you, TAKE THAT!" 
moves.

This one entails Messenger, and the fact that they're switching it to 
end-to-end encryption, so now you can talk about your affairs without 
your spouse who works for Facebook being able to read it.

If you use the mobile Messenger client *and* the web-based one, you'll 
have to set (and not forget) a 6-digit pin, so that each client can decrypt 
your chat-message history.  There are two other choices, and one of those 
might be better for you if you *don't* use multiple devices...

I would say give this one some thought before choosing, but that's where 
the passive-aggressive part comes in: you can't.  I didn't hear any warnings 
in my channels that this was coming.  And certainly none *from Facebook itself*.

As usual, this is on-topic, at least for -discuss, because people who run
eyeball networks may get queries on this from customers, and FB is Rilly Big.

Be careful out there, people...

Next on the docket: TikTok and it's (arguably) CCP-controlled ownership.

Cheers,
-- jra

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