Meta's plans for more private talks they will take longer than the company originally hoped. According to The Guardian, head of security Antigone Davis he warned that the availability of the default end-to-end encrypted messages on Facebook Messenger and Instagram will be delayed, and will come "sometime in 2023".
The company originally planned to complete end-to-end encryption in 2022, but wants the extra time to "do it right," Davis said.
Additional encryption is already available activated in the WhatsApp application, but Facebook Messenger and Instagram still require you to start an encrypted chat ("Secret Chats" in Messenger). It should be mentioned that Facebook started a wider impulse towards encryption and other privacy functions from 2019.
Of course, no one can say for sure why it has not been completed.
But we can report what is happening in the UK. The country is preparing a safety law that will be released in 2023 and will require the majors Companies technology to prevent abuse and protect children.
Although it will not require directly backdoors on encryption, the current UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, does not hesitate to oppose default encryption. He claimed it would "severely" limit law enforcement's ability to track down criminals.
Meta, of course, may face pressure to change its plans when the o law.
Davis, however, said Meta would have the power to detect abuse through a combination of unencrypted information and user reports.
Delaying end-to-end encryption on Meta services can also be a company ploy to provide time to investigate government responses, thus avoiding potential conflicts.
