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Merging Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram: a technical, reputational hurdle

Facebook’s plan to integrate secure messaging across Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram apps will demand technical know-how and a fierce commitment to user privacy. The company hopes to complete the project either this year or in early 2020. The move could potentially be good or bad for security/privacy, but given recent history and financial motivations of Facebook, I wouldnt bet my lunch money on good Its going to be an uphill battle, says John Hopkins University Associate Professor and cryptographer Matthew Green.”]

Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/2019/02/merging-facebook-messenger-whatsapp-and-instagram-a-technical-reputational-hurdle/

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