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

[Jeffrey Ollie]

Well, no notice other than the press release that they sent out four months
ago?

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/12/default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger/
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/6/23991501/facebook-messenger-default-end-to-end-encryption-meta
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/meta-announces-end-end-encryption-default-messenger
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67646047

On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 10:55 AM Jay R. Ashworth via Outages-discussion <
outages-discussion at outages.org> wrote:

> 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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