Time in Yerevan: 11:07,   19 March 2024

'Facebook Messenger 'most secure' instant messaging app

'Facebook Messenger 'most secure' instant messaging app

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 21, ARMENPRESS. Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp have been named the most secure messaging apps by a human rights campaign group, BBC reported.

But Amnesty International warns that "there won't be any privacy in the future".

"We are already in an age where incredible amounts of people's personal data is online and that is rapidly increasing," says Joe Westby, a technology researcher for the group.

Apple came second on the list with its iMessage and FaceTime apps.

Skype and Snapchat came eighth and ninth.

Researchers looked at whether "end-to-end" security comes as standard on the most used platforms.

End-to-end refers to a type of secure communication that prevents anyone else from accessing your data while it's transferred from one system or device to another.

"Only 10 years ago nobody had smartphones and in 10 years time everything will be online - from your kettle to your house," Joe Westby says.

"So we need to put in place these privacy protections now otherwise there won't be any privacy in the future."

"Online threats are growing, from cyber criminals who may be seeking to steal people's identity to massive government snooping that we have seen exposed recently.

"That is where government agencies hoover up loads of data about people and we argue that's a breach of everybody's human rights."

End-to-end encryption helps ensure that nobody can read your content or see your pictures except for the people in the conversation.

Amnesty is putting pressure on companies to "protect everybody using these apps".

The study also looked at how well each company recognises online threats to users' privacy and freedom of expression.

The campaign group thinks tech firms should disclose details of government requests for user data.

 








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