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Meta Plans to Add Encryption to Messenger, Stoking a Privacy Debate
Meta said on Wednesday that it planned to turn Messenger, its global chat and voice messaging app, into a fully encrypted service, a move that is set to rekindle a debate about privacy and security in communications. The Silicon Valley company, which also owns Facebook and Instagram, said the change was part of an overhaul…