Facebook is now working on a widening test of encryption for Messenger

The latest initiative from Facebook includes a widening test of encryption for its Messenger platform to offer enhanced security to the users. On Wednesday, it will outline the expanded test.

The executives of the social network told Reuters that they would also detail safety measures such as stepped-up advisories for recipients of unwanted content.

Other important details that will be detailed by the company executives at the Lisbon tech conference includes complaints by law enforcement officials in the United States, UK, and Australia which says that Facebook’s idea to encrypt messaging on all platforms would enable to put a stop on child sex predators and pornographers.

Facebook messaging privacy chief Jay Sullivan and other executives told Reuters, the company which is supported by civil rights groups and many other technology experts, will continue o work towards the changeover and will also carefully scrutinize the date it will collect.

Sullivan wants to bring focus to the end to end encryption that already exists on Messenger such that it results in increased usage which will further enable the company to collect more data to formulate additional safety measures before it finally defaults the option of private chats. In relation to this change, Sullivan stated that this test will be effective and is a part of the encircling direction.

On Wednesday itself, the company has scheduled to post more details on its pages regarding the secret Conversations function which is available in the social network since 2016 but is not easily discoverable and also takes extra clicks to get activated.

Furthermore, Facebook is planning to ban those Messenger accounts which are not linked to regular Facebook profiles. Related to which the executive said that the maximum proportion of the Messenger account is related to Facebook profiles but a greater proportion of stand-alone accounts are being used for criminal activities and stimulates unwelcomed communications.

By adding a link to Facebook would thereby hamper the privacy issues of those Messenger accounts but would additionally provide more information to the company such that it can be used to warn or block troublesome accounts and also report suspected crimes to the police.

The overall safety measures which the company has choked out include sending reminders to the users regarding any unwanted contact and also inviting recipients of unwanted contacts, and to send plain text versions of the chats to Facebook to further ban senders and report them to the police.

The popular website might also send some more prompts to users who are being reached by people sharing no mutual contact or who has several messages and friend requests rejected.

Somehow, Facebook has given fewer details on the matter that encircles the fact that Facebook wanted to ease the concept of users reporting for misconduct as it gradually directs towards more encryption.