{"id":2854,"date":"2021-08-14T18:36:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T13:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/?p=2854"},"modified":"2021-08-14T18:36:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T13:06:09","slug":"facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Facebook revealed the rollout of end-to-end encrypted Messenger voice and video calls five years after making it available in one-on-one text chats. End-to-End encryption (E2EE) is utilized by well-known transmissions and collaboration platforms, including Microsoft Teams (on 1:1 VoIP calls), Zoom, as well as Facebook\u2019s WhatsApp.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
E2EE secures the messages, videos, and voice channels to protect the user\u2019s conversation from intrusive eyes, including the platform\u2019s owner or malicious actor who wants to interrupt their discussions.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe inforamtion of the messages and calls in an end-to-end encrypted conversation is secured from the moment it leaves your device to the moment it reaches the receivers device,\u201d said Ruth Kricheli, Messenger\u2019s Director of Product Management.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis means that nobody else, including Facebook, can see or listen to what\u2019s sent or said. Always remember, that you can report an end-to-end encrypted message to us if something went wrong.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis change comes after Messenger users have made over 150 million video calls a day during the last year, with both audio and video calls seeing a tragic surge.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
More protection-related Modifications<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Messenger\u2019s terminate message feature was also updated with today\u2019s rollout to permit users to decide on their own when they want their messages to disappear from the chat. The Disappearing Messages setting now facilitates, customizable from 5 seconds to 24 hours.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Facebook is also suggesting end-to-end encryption for Instagram DMs (messages and calls) is also planned to kick off in select countries.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSimilar to how Messenger works today, you require having an existing chat or being following each other to initiate an end-to-end encryption DM,\u201d Kricheli added. “As always, you can block someone you don’t want to talk to or report something to us if it doesn’t seem right.”<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Are these are the Indications of good things to come?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
While these modifications are absolutely a step in the right direction for Messenger, Facebook had to deal with multiple privacy incidents harming its users’ security and privacy. Recently, Facebook-owned WhatsApp had to backtrack on its decision to limit the app’s functionality for users who disagree with a new privacy policy requiring them to share their data with other Facebook companies.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The change of mind came after the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) banned Facebook in May from processing WhatsApp user data for three months.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In April, five hundred thirty-three million users also had their account data (including phone numbers and Facebook IDs) leaked on a hacker forum. Facebook later said the leak resulted from bulk scraping profiles using a bug in Facebook’s Contact Importer feature back in September 2019.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Facebook revealed the rollout of end-to-end encrypted Messenger voice and video calls five years after making it available in one-on-one text chats. End-to-End encryption (E2EE) is utilized by well-known transmissions and collaboration platforms, including Microsoft Teams (on 1:1 VoIP calls), Zoom, as well as Facebook\u2019s WhatsApp. E2EE secures the messages, videos, and voice channels to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2856,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls - Xiarch Solutions Private Limited<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls - Xiarch Solutions Private Limited\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Facebook revealed the rollout of end-to-end encrypted Messenger voice and video calls five years after making it available in one-on-one text chats. End-to-End encryption (E2EE) is utilized by well-known transmissions and collaboration platforms, including Microsoft Teams (on 1:1 VoIP calls), Zoom, as well as Facebook\u2019s WhatsApp. E2EE secures the messages, videos, and voice channels to […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Xiarch Solutions Private Limited\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xiarch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-14T13:06:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-08-14T13:06:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Facebook-Rolls-out-End-to-End-Encryption-Feature-for-Messenger-Calls-featured-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"525\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Xiarch Security\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@xiarch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@xiarch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Xiarch Security\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Xiarch Security\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/655d814a04eacce56942270cfdc5c59c\"},\"headline\":\"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-14T13:06:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-14T13:06:09+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/\"},\"wordCount\":443,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Infosec News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/\",\"name\":\"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls - Xiarch Solutions Private Limited\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-14T13:06:07+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-14T13:06:09+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Xiarch Solutions Private Limited\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Xiarch\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/xi-logo-002.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/xi-logo-002.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Xiarch\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xiarch\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xiarch\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/xiarch\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/655d814a04eacce56942270cfdc5c59c\",\"name\":\"Xiarch Security\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d33699ed91b76568586dc1ae278ea568?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d33699ed91b76568586dc1ae278ea568?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Xiarch Security\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/author\/vector\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls - Xiarch Solutions Private Limited","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls - Xiarch Solutions Private Limited","og_description":"Facebook revealed the rollout of end-to-end encrypted Messenger voice and video calls five years after making it available in one-on-one text chats. End-to-End encryption (E2EE) is utilized by well-known transmissions and collaboration platforms, including Microsoft Teams (on 1:1 VoIP calls), Zoom, as well as Facebook\u2019s WhatsApp. E2EE secures the messages, videos, and voice channels to […]","og_url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/","og_site_name":"Xiarch Solutions Private Limited","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xiarch\/","article_published_time":"2021-08-14T13:06:07+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-08-14T13:06:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":525,"url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Facebook-Rolls-out-End-to-End-Encryption-Feature-for-Messenger-Calls-featured-image.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Xiarch Security","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@xiarch","twitter_site":"@xiarch","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Xiarch Security","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/"},"author":{"name":"Xiarch Security","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/655d814a04eacce56942270cfdc5c59c"},"headline":"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls","datePublished":"2021-08-14T13:06:07+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-14T13:06:09+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/"},"wordCount":443,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Infosec News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/","url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/","name":"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls - Xiarch Solutions Private Limited","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-08-14T13:06:07+00:00","dateModified":"2021-08-14T13:06:09+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/facebook-rolls-out-end-to-end-encryption-feature-for-messenger-calls\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Facebook Rolls out End-to-End Encryption Feature for Messenger Calls"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/","name":"Xiarch Solutions Private Limited","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Xiarch","url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/xi-logo-002.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/xi-logo-002.png","width":300,"height":300,"caption":"Xiarch"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xiarch\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/xiarch","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/xiarch"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/655d814a04eacce56942270cfdc5c59c","name":"Xiarch Security","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d33699ed91b76568586dc1ae278ea568?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d33699ed91b76568586dc1ae278ea568?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Xiarch Security"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/"],"url":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/author\/vector\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2854"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2854"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2859,"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2854\/revisions\/2859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"Facebook-Rolls-out-End-to-End-Encryption-Feature-for-Messenger-Calls-image1\"](\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Facebook-Rolls-out-End-to-End-Encryption-Feature-for-Messenger-Calls-image1.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Facebook-Rolls-out-End-to-End-Encryption-Feature-for-Messenger-Calls-image2\"](\"https:\/\/xiarch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Facebook-Rolls-out-End-to-End-Encryption-Feature-for-Messenger-Calls-image2.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n