Facebook’s End-to-End Encryption By Default Years Away Drew Wilson | January 11, 2020 It’s a move that has caused governments to freak out, but Facebook is admitting that it’ll take years before end-to-end encryption by default is happening.
NSPCC Continues to Insist That Security Will Lead to Child Grooming Drew Wilson | December 4, 2019 The NSPCC of the UK is continuing to insist that Facebook’s plan to add security will lead to child grooming. The “charity” wants Facebook to stop its encryption plan.
Facebook Begins Testing Encryption on Video and Audio Calls Drew Wilson | November 5, 2019 While governments are pressuring Facebook to abandon encryption, it seems Facebook is moving ahead with even more encryption anyway.
Germany Joins US, UK, Australia in Calls to End Facebook Encryption Drew Wilson | October 18, 2019 Germany is the latest to join the war on encryption. They are now also calling on Facebook to end their efforts to increase user security.
UK MPs Dials Up Pressure, Summons Senior Facebook Rep Over Encryption Drew Wilson | October 10, 2019 It seems that UK MPs are furious that Facebook is protecting their users – so much so that they summoned Nick Clegg to explain himself.
FBI Director: Facebook Encryption Will Turn Platform into Child Porn Site Drew Wilson | October 5, 2019 The FBI director is lobbing another grenade in the fight to crack down on security. He says that Facebook encryption will lead to child pornography.
NSPCC Criticized for Claiming Facebook Encryption Endangers Children Drew Wilson | September 9, 2019 Facebook has recently moved to encrypt messages on its messenger app. The NSPCC argued that it will endanger children, though that argument has been criticized.