The latest messaging app to offer the security feature is Facebook Messenger.
What is End-to-End Encryption?
In other words, it is designed to keep eavesdroppers out of the conversation.
Even companies that own the messaging platform wouldnt have the means to decrypt the files.
NOTE: Not all apps willing install end-to-end encryption by default.
Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is now providing a small batch of users the Secret Conversation mode with end-to-end encryption.
Theres also an optional timer that shows how long a secret message would stay visible.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp rolled out E2EE for all types of messages on the platform in April.
These include video and voice calls, photos and regular text (which had already been encrypted before).
This guarantees conversations of the 1 billion WhatsApp users are unobtainable by authorities and even WhatsApp itself.
For one, iMessage is secured by E2EE.
Unless users store their messages in the cloud, it is a line that Apple cannot cross.
Allo
By default, Googles own messaging app, Allo, does not provide end-to-end encryption.
However, as an option, it does have the Incognito Mode.
Google believes E2EE cannot cover the messaging app across the board for its artificial intelligence (A.I.)
It is exactly this A.I.
that classifies it from other competitors too.
This app is functional on both the desktop and mobile platforms.
Color-coded locks are also visible to show different E2EE prefs.
Line
Line also provides optional E2EE through Letter Sealing.
Only if the sender and recipient both turn on the function, then it will be activated.
Signal
Signal is a favourite of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden who uses it almost every day.
Text, photo and video messages are heavily encrypted on the app.
Telegram
Only when users activate the Secret Chat mode, Telegram messages get protected by end-to-end encryption.
Messages which are included in this mode are logged in Telegram servers.
Source:Techtimes
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