The Messenger Secret Conversations Technical Whitepaper explains the concept in more detail: “Secret Conversations relies upon the Signal Protocol. Technically speaking, Secret Conversations provide end-to-end encryption.

Our technology uses the Signal Protocol developed by Open Whisper Systems.”

Within a secret conversation, you can also choose to set a timer to control the length of time each message you send remains visible within the conversation. That means the messages are intended just for you and the other person – not anyone else, including us. we are starting to test the ability to create one-to-one secret conversations in Messenger that will be end-to-end encrypted and which can only be read on one device of the person you’re communicating with. In its official announcement, Facebook declared: “. Following WhatsApp's transition to encrypted messages, Facebook rolls out Secret Conversations to protect users' privacy.įollowing WhatsApp Facebook started testing Secret Conversations on Messenger in July 2016.

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