In practice, it’s hard to tell if Messenger truly does use E2EE encryption. In theory, this means you can have a “secret conversation” with another Facebook user, without Meta having any idea what you’re talking about as your messages move across their servers. Does Facebook support E2EE?įacebook claims to support end-to-end encryption on the Android and iOS dedicated ‘Messenger’ app. In plain English, that means that if you’re using a messaging service that supports E2EE like Signal, even the provider can’t read what you send or receive. The ‘private’ key used to decrypt your data never leaves your device. What is E2EE?Į2EE (end-to-end encryption) is a process where your data is encrypted and decrypted using separate keys. In the case of websites like Facebook, this means that anyone with access to their servers could read your messages. Once your traffic leaves the VPN server though, it’s decrypted. That means that anyone with access to your ISP’s records won’t know which websites you’re visiting or be able to read your messages. If you use a VPN to connect to the internet from your device, then your connection between the device and the VPN server is encrypted.

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