<div dir="ltr"><div>Well, no notice other than the press release that they sent out four months ago?</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://about.fb.com/news/2023/12/default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger/">https://about.fb.com/news/2023/12/default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger/</a></div><div><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/6/23991501/facebook-messenger-default-end-to-end-encryption-meta">https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/6/23991501/facebook-messenger-default-end-to-end-encryption-meta</a></div><div><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/meta-announces-end-end-encryption-default-messenger">https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/meta-announces-end-end-encryption-default-messenger</a></div><div><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67646047">https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67646047</a></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 10:55 AM Jay R. Ashworth via Outages-discussion <<a href="mailto:outages-discussion@outages.org">outages-discussion@outages.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">ADVISORY: Without warning, as usual, Facebook is doing another of its <br>
passive-aggressive "we're going to make things better for you, TAKE THAT!" <br>
moves.<br>
<br>
This one entails Messenger, and the fact that they're switching it to <br>
end-to-end encryption, so now you can talk about your affairs without <br>
your spouse who works for Facebook being able to read it.<br>
<br>
If you use the mobile Messenger client *and* the web-based one, you'll <br>
have to set (and not forget) a 6-digit pin, so that each client can decrypt <br>
your chat-message history.  There are two other choices, and one of those <br>
might be better for you if you *don't* use multiple devices...<br>
<br>
I would say give this one some thought before choosing, but that's where <br>
the passive-aggressive part comes in: you can't.  I didn't hear any warnings <br>
in my channels that this was coming.  And certainly none *from Facebook itself*.<br>
<br>
As usual, this is on-topic, at least for -discuss, because people who run<br>
eyeball networks may get queries on this from customers, and FB is Rilly Big.<br>
<br>
Be careful out there, people...<br>
<br>
Next on the docket: TikTok and it's (arguably) CCP-controlled ownership.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
-- jra<br>
<br>
-- <br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Jeff Ollie<br>The majestik møøse is one of the mäni interesting furry animals in Sweden.</div>