Facebook recently released a brand new feature found within its messaging system that has privacy-lovers rejoicing, and others concerned that it could make online infidelity even easier.
https://twitter.com/Samanthcaakes/status/780965863746699265
Messenger now allows you to set up a “secret conversation” with any of Facebook Messenger’s one billion users.
https://twitter.com/lizzie_cooper/status/780693465088786432
By clicking on “secret” in the latest version of the Messenger app, the user will have access to the secret message on only the device they were using when they sent the message.
Facebook's new secret conversations are going to ruin sooooo many relationships
— Jess Smith (@missjessica_may) September 25, 2016
This means that if they log into their account on any other device, that secret message is invisible.
Umm so you can have secret conversations on messenger now? Geez Facebook, make it easier for people to cheat in relationships 😒
— Hannah Snyder (@earthtohannah__) September 28, 2016
Even Facebook itself will not have access to the end-to-end encrypted secret conversations.
As if there's a "secret conversations" section on Facebook now. Just because people need more ways to be snakey😊😊
— em🥰 (@emmaxnewby) October 3, 2016
CNNMoney reports that Messenger is also following in the steps of the social media platform SnapChat by allowing those secret conversations to expire after five seconds or to last for a full day.
Facebook messenger has secret conversations?? no wonder nobody is loyal in our generation 🙄it's made so easy to sneak around
— Leslie Nicole 🖤 (@lexxliee_) October 3, 2016
Use of the new secret conversations, of course, does not mean that its users are being unfaithful in their love life.
https://twitter.com/ChloeeFarrenX/status/780156137291280385
The feature can also be used for conversations involving private matters, such as attorney-client information, confidential work-related issues, financial information, and health-related concerns.
Important note: the messages will only be kept secret if both the user and the receiver have the latest version of iOS and Android Messenger apps installed.
