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Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) on Thursday said it is testing a new secure storage feature for backups of users’ end-to-end encrypted chats on Messenger.End-to-end encryption ensures that two parties can chat securely by scrambling data so that the sender and the recipient can only read messages.
Facebook said it would not have access to these messages, and users can create a PIN, or generate a code or use a third-party cloud service to restore their backed-up messages.
The feature is rolling out on Android and iOS devices this week, but it isn’t yet available on the Messenger website.
Meta also announced plans to expand tests of end-to-end encrypted messages on Instagram.
“People want to trust that their online conversations with friends and family are private and secure,” Meta said in a release.
“We’re working hard to protect your personal messages and calls with end-to-end encryption by default on Messenger and Instagram.”
The social media giant has been discussing full-scale deployment of end-to-end encryption since 2016.
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