Η Twitter Inc has announced that it has implemented a security technology that makes it harder for all concerned to spy on its members and has called on all other Internet companies to do the same.
The online messaging service, which first began encrypting communications in 2011 using traditional HTTPS encryption, said yesterday that it has added an extra advanced layer protections for HTTPS known as: "forward secretcy. "
"A year and a half ago, Twitter first launched HTTPS," the company said in a statement. "Since then, it has become increasingly clear how important this step is to protect the privacy of our users."
His move Twitter is the last answer to the US spy-based actions after revelations by Edward Snowden.
Facebook Inc, Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have accused the government of not letting them disclose the efforts collectionof data. Some have adopted new privacy technologies to better secure user data, without saying anything. Anyway, secret agreements are always made "under the table."
As for the new one feature of Twitter, “forward secretcy”Is supposed to prevent intruders from exploiting a potential vulnerability in HTTPS, with which all encrypted data can be decrypted if attackers obtain a private key.
