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The change means law enforcement can't use a subpoena to obtain a copy of your Messenger chats. Meta will store encrypted copies of users' chats but won't hold the encryption keys.

James Babbage, Director General for Threats at the National Crime Agency, said: “It is hugely disappointing that Meta is choosing to roll out end-to-end…

All Facebook and Messenger chats will be encrypted automatically, parent company Meta has announced. Messages and calls protected by end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) can be read only by the sender and recipient. It has been possible to opt in to encrypted messages for years, but now it will become the default position. Critics, including the UK government and police, claim the move to default encryption will make it harder to detect child …

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Intelligence chiefs from the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US have published guidance on building resilience against nation state cyber threats.

Meta has insisted it has "robust safety measures" in place to protect children and argues most users are in favour of stronger encryption on messaging apps - but the government and charities are less convinced.

The government has launched a campaign criticising Meta for planned encryption of Facebook messages.

Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.

Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.

Suella Braverman accused the company of failing to provide assurances that underage users will be protected from predators.