Elon Musk previously promised to “unlock the potential” of Twitter. Now he has spoken about another change that is coming
Twitter DMs must have end-to-end encryption, like Signal's, so that no one can spy on or hack your messages.
Elon Musk on Twitter
Signal - client application for exchangeinstant messaging and Internet telephony with free and open source code. The main emphasis in development is on privacy and security.
Direct Message (DM) functioncharacterized by vulnerability. Their content may not be reviewed by Twitter staff to ensure compliance with Twitter's policies. Also, representatives of the social network openly state that they can share information with law enforcement agencies or in response to government requests.
Perhaps Musk will suggest using pass-throughencryption (end-to-end encryption, E2EE), notes Interesting Engineering. It ensures that no one, not even the platform itself, can read the content of messages. This will also come in handy if your account has been hacked. It is being implemented by tech companies around the world in an attempt to protect user privacy.
Musk is expected to make many changes tosocial networking platform. He has already stated that he will take the company private after his acquisition and does not trust the current management. Given this, changing the encryption system may be one of the first.
Previously, Hi-Tech told why Elon Musk bought Twitter and what will happen to the social network now.
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