FB Messenger voice and video calls get end-to-end encryption
Facebook Messenger is introducing end-to-end encryption, or E2EE, for voice and video calls. Facebook began trialing end-to-end encryption in 2016 - when it added a mysteriously named “secret conversations” feature to its Messenger mobile app that offered the - admittedly, buried - option to secure one-on-one text chats with end-to-end encryption. In the past year, Facebook said it’s noticed a surge in the use of audio and video calling. So, it’s upgrading this chat mode so you can secure your voice and video calls, if you choose....