{"id":1271,"date":"2021-11-23T19:49:02","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T18:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/11\/23\/facebook-and-instagram-encryption-plans-delayed-by-meta-until-2023-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2021-11-23T19:49:02","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T18:49:02","slug":"facebook-and-instagram-encryption-plans-delayed-by-meta-until-2023-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monblogeur.tech\/index.php\/2021\/11\/23\/facebook-and-instagram-encryption-plans-delayed-by-meta-until-2023-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook and Instagram encryption plans delayed by Meta until 2023 &#8211; BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfbc967f0983488262956e73eca9483a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3859091246952232\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- blok -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3859091246952232\" data-ad-slot=\"1334354390\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Plans to roll out end-to-end encryption on Facebook and Instagram have been delayed amid a row over child safety.<\/b><br \/>Meta &#8211; as Facebook&#x27;s parent company is now called &#8211; said messaging encryption on the apps would now come in 2023.<br \/>The process means only the sender and receiver can read messages, but law enforcement or Meta cannot.<br \/>However, child protection groups and politicians have warned that it could hamper police investigating child abuse.<br \/>The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), has claimed that private messaging &quot;is the front line of child sexual abuse&quot;.<br \/>UK Home Secretary Priti Patel has also criticised the technology, saying earlier this year that it could &quot;severely hamper&quot; law enforcement in pursuing criminal activity, including online child abuse.<br \/>End-to-end encryption works by &quot;scrambling&quot; or encrypting the data while it travels between phones and other devices.<br \/>The only way to read the message is usually to get physical access to an unlocked device that sent or received it.<br \/>The technology is the default for popular messaging service WhatsApp, also owned by Meta &#8211; but not the company&#x27;s other apps.<br \/>The NSPCC sent Freedom of Information requests to 46 police forces across England, Wales, and Scotland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nspcc.org.uk\/about-us\/news-opinion\/2021\/facebook-encryption-dangers\/\" class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\">asking them for a breakdown of the platforms<\/a> used to commit sexual offences against children last year.<br \/>The responses revealed:<br \/>That has led to fears that Meta&#x27;s plans to expand encryption to widely-used Facebook Messenger and Instagram direct messages could shield the majority of abusers from detection.<br \/>The NSPCC said that encrypting messages by default could lead to the easier spread of child abuse imagery or online grooming.<br \/>But advocates say that encryption protects users&#x27; privacy, and prevents prying by both governments and unscrupulous hackers. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg made those arguments himself when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-47482137\" class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\">he announced Facebook&#x27;s encryption plans in 2019.<\/a><br \/>Antigone Davis, Meta&#x27;s global head of safety, said that the delay in implementing encryption to 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2021\/11\/20\/people-shouldnt-have-choose-privacy-safety-says-facebook-safety\/\" class=\"ssrcss-9nsdc6-InlineLink e1no5rhv0\">was because the company was taking its time &quot;to get this right&quot;.<\/a><br \/>The company had previously said the change would happen in 2022 at the earliest.<br \/>Ms Davis said: &quot;As a company that connects billions of people around the world and has built industry-leading technology, we&#x27;re determined to protect people&#x27;s private communications and keep people safe online.&quot;<br \/>She also outlined a number of additional preventative measures the company had already put in place, including:<br \/>Andy Burrows, head of child safety online policy at the NSPCC, welcomed the delay by Meta.<br \/>He said: &quot;They should only go ahead with these measures when they can demonstrate they have the technology in place that will ensure children will be at no greater risk of abuse.<br \/>&quot;More than 18 months after an NSPCC-led a global coalition of 130 child protection organisations raised the alarm over the danger of end-to-end encryption, Facebook must now show they are serious about the child safety risks and not just playing for time while they weather difficult headlines.&quot; <br \/><span aria-hidden=\"false\">What is encryption?<\/span><br \/><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Dozens killed in bus crash on Bulgarian motorway<\/span><br \/><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Yalda Hakim: My return to Afghanistan<\/span><br \/><span class=\"ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e1y6uwnp0\">Why China banned this viral pop song. 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