Matt Burgess3d ago

“Public commitments to support privacy features are literally the only thing that we the public have. If they’re worthless, then why should we assume we’ll continue to have end-to-end encryption in Messenger and WhatsApp?”

https://www.wired.com/story/the-danger-behind-metas-decision-to-kill-end-to-end-encrypted-instagram-dms/

#privacy #encryption #instagram

The Danger Behind Meta’s Decision to Kill End-to-End Encrypted Instagram DMs

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide.

WIRED
Show threadPaul Kuyper 🇺🇸
@mattburgess I’m surprised anyone thought they could use Instagram as a secure platform to begin with. No one should trust anything that Meta builds.
Mar 20 at 2:08pmWeb