Facebook Messenger and Instagram may not get default end-to-end encryption until 2023

Photo Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Meta -- Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp's parent company -- doesn't plan to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023, first reported by The Guardian. The company merged Messenger and Instagram chats last year, as a part of its plan to create a unified messaging system across all of its platforms. And while messages sent through Messenger and Instagram can be E2EE, that...