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Using Disappearing Messages in Messenger
If there's something extra saucy or secretive that you don't want hanging around on your recipient's devices, you can set a message in your Secret Conversation to self-destruct, which Facebook calls "disappearing messages." Before sending the message, tap the stopwatch icon in the message field.
Should Facebook Unlock Encrypted Messages for a Warrant?
Hennepin, Minn., investigator requested the encrypted Facebook messages of a criminal suspect via warrant. Many are concerned about whether Facebook should release the messages or if that would compromise privacy.
(TNS) — A Hennepin, Minn., County sheriff investigator’s request to obtain a criminal suspect’s encrypted messages on Facebook has sent a chill through digital privacy circles — even if most experts doubt whether it can be done.
In a search warrant filed late last month, the investigator asked Facebook to disable the “Secret Conversation” feature on its popular Messenger app — which offers end-to-end encryption on some messages so they can be only read on the mobile devices that the users are communicating with. The messages, the warrant argues, could hold the key to finding the suspect, who is wanted for weapons and drug possession.
“Your affiant also knows that if ordered by the court, Facebook can and will disable this feature and unencrypt the communications to allow this data to be collected by law enforcement,” sheriff’s deputy Anthony Glanzer wrote in an affidavit for the warrant, unsealed last week.
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The request comes amid a standoff between the government and tech giants over whether secure messaging services like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram that are being used by tech-savvy criminals to cover their tracks should be open to law enforcement. Authorities say that strong encryption makes it harder to gain an edge in the fight against drug cartels, child pornography and terrorism.
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