Facebook Messenger as Whatsapp and Snapchat: encryption and hidden messages – BBC

the future is Facebook Messenger (here our interview with the head of the product Stan Chudnovsky). Reborn floating basis, with a requirement dating back two years ago to download a separate application from the social network, the messaging system of Menlo Park is the focus of constant experimentation and innovation to become the pin not only of communications text, voice and video as well as payments or access and management of digital services (with bots) with the help of artificial intelligence. And now there’s also encryption and message concealed. Or rather, they are being tested and will arrive later this summer, as announced on his Facebook profile David Marcus, the former number one Paypal called by Mark Zuckerberg in 2014 to make the leap all’iconcina dialog.

the secret chat and the derby with Whatsapp

Inside the new conversation window” secret “, which will be optional, we will enjoy the end-to-encryption end (point to point), the solution can protect our chats from prying eyes with both private and public keys are located only in the sender and receiver devices and exchange channel. In transit, the data are so inaccessible to both hackers both the platform itself. Not only that, Messenger will also determine the length of the messages on your screen and on the recipient. Those texts concealed that made famous Snapchat and Telegram. With encryption, however, the app draws the internal derby with Whatsapp and is in line with Apple’s iMessage – according to rumors close to the landing on Android and then ready to gamble all over the field – or at the Alphabet. Such as green half-brother, the base is the Signal Protocol of the open source Open Whisper Systems project. “Whatsapp (acquired by Facebook in February 2104, editor’s note) is growing in developing markets, for the benefit of people with a poor connection and no other means to communicate. Messenger is doing well in mature markets and allows more rich and varied experience. Acceleration is set to continue for both, “he explained Chudnovsky, confirming the desire to make the app blue from 900 million users the real attacker of Menlo Park breakthrough.

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WhatsApp and encryption end-to-end: for users

 
 

WhatsApp and encryption end-to-end

 

Changing the algorithm

Staying in the realm of Zuckerberg, is the end of June yet another algorithm change to the base of the News Feed. The intention seems to be to get back to basics by giving absolute priority to the content posted by friends and family, especially if it affects their daily lives. More personal and warm upgrades, (the same) why were included alternative reactions to the only thumbs up, and less news and announcements of various kinds. Why the decision is understandable: it is April indiscretion of The Information according to which the sharing of personal stories has fallen by 21% year on year from mid 2015. All the while Snapchat and the like try to reach the summit by focusing precisely on spontaneity and the story of the everyday. Good news for the users, so. And a novelty that makes the game (not sponsored) companies and publishers a bit ‘more complicated. It is also true, however, that it also speaks of a new intervention to ease the flow of trash content and catch-click after the one in late April in favor of the post can generate more interaction, including Instant articles. More balance, then, with friends and family. Looking to the glorious past to lock the future (manned by Messenger in mobility).

9 July 2016 (modified July 9, 2016 | 16:16)

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