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

[Jay R. Ashworth]

It's been a busy four months here; I didn't see that they did anything 
on-platform, until they actually launched it.  Thanks for the links.

Cheers,
-- jra

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey Ollie" <jeff at ocjtech.us>
> To: "jra" <jra at baylink.com>
> Cc: "Outages Discussion" <outages-discussion at outages.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2024 8:48:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Outages-discussion] Facebook Messenger rolls out end-to-end encryption, with no warning

> 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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>> Jay R. Ashworth                  Baylink
>> jra at baylink.com
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Jay R. Ashworth                  Baylink                       jra at baylink.com
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