The company is also going to test end-to-end encryption for group chats on Facebook Messenger.
Facebook Messenger is finally getting end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls. The new function begins rolling out today, according to a Facebook blog post. However, the company is calling the end-to-end encryption an “option” for video calls, meaning it won’t be turned on by default. «You can make an audio or video call end-to-end encrypted by opting-in to one of our end-to-end encrypted chat threads,» a company spokesperson said. «You’ll need to be in one of those threads first and then you can make a call that will be end-to-end encrypted.» For example, a Facebook-supplied picture seems to show the encrypted video chat becomes available after you enter into a text-based end-to-end encrypted » Secret Conversation » with someone on Messenger.
