Facebook Messenger End-to-End Encryption Feature Goes Live to All Users

Facebook started testing an end-to-end encryption feature in Messenger several months ago and it seems that the feature was recently made available to all users. This means that about 1 billion users can benefit from having their messages encrypted and thus protected. Sources told Wired that Facebook has started rolling out the new feature to Messenger users. End-to-end encryption in Messenger will use the Signal Protocol created by Open Whisper Systems and found in WhatsApp. In order to access end-to-end encryption of messages, users simply need to start a Secret Conversation with another user on Messenger. The option is accessible by pressing the user’s profile name in any conversation or by accessing the details icon next to th...