META TO END END-TO-END ENCRYPTION FOR INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGES. (PHOTO).
Meta to end end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages Meta is ending end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages, a feature the company says will no longer be available after May 8, 2026. Unlike WhatsApp, Instagram never offered encryption to all users or as a default; only select users in certain regions could opt in on a per-chat basis. A Meta spokesperson explained that the decision comes due to low adoption. “Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we’re removing this option from Instagram in the coming months,” the spokesperson said. “Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end encryption can easily do that on WhatsApp.” Meta’s messaging strategy has shifted multiple times over the years. WhatsApp chats have been encrypted since 2016, and the company began rolling out default encryption for Messenger in 2023. However, Meta has not clarified whether the Instagram decision affects Messenger, which is still in the proc...
According to RT.com,weeks after the Christmas market attack in Berlin,German government reportedly issued a paper stating the country is at 'high risk'' of terrorist attacks carried out by ''Islamist-motivated perpetrators'' who may employ large amounts of chemicals to target drinking water supplies.The government apparently takes the threat seriously as the paper-accessed by Bild magazine-directs the German armed forces,intelligence agencies and emergency services to prepare for action in the event of a chemical attack.''A determined and well-trained terrorist group is likely to be in a position to exploit Germany's potential chemical hazard in order to stage and attack'',says the report jointly prepared by the government and the federal police {BKA} to evaluate level of threats to civilian population.Islamist-motivated perpetrators are able to ''procure and use large amount of chemicals,'' it states,also describing ''realistic options'' of a chemical attack.There is also ''a high-risk potential'' of terrorist organizations using chemicals to target food and drinking water supplies used in large residential buildings,and attacking chemical industry's infrastructure.The German armed forces have been preparing for this ''more intensively than before,'' the report adds in conclusion.
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