Is this the first time a major service has removed end-to-end encryption instead of adding it?

[pheonix@hachyderm.io]

Is this the first time a major service has removed end-to-end encryption instead of adding it? Why Instagram?

#instagram #socialmedia #privacy #infosec #technology #enshittification

[privacymatters@defcon.social]

@pheonix "For the children"

[0x58@infosec.exchange]

@pheonix For real???

[pheonix@hachyderm.io]

@0x58 Yeah.

https://help.instagram.com/491565145294150

[alerymin@shelter.moe]

@pheonix there was e2ee ?

[0x58@infosec.exchange]

@pheonix WT....

[serigala_tropis@lgbtqia.space]

@pheonix isn't E2EE chat only available on Facebook, not Instagram? I don't remember Instagram has E2EE.

[serigala_tropis@lgbtqia.space]

@Alerymin @pheonix I don't trust this post.

[alerymin@shelter.moe]

@serigala_tropis https://www.facebook.com/help/instagram/491565145294150/

[serigala_tropis@lgbtqia.space]

@Alerymin this is strange. I was an avid user of Instagram for almost 10 years and never heard of that feature.

[shadowwwind@fosstodon.org]

@Alerymin @pheonix not for long, since december 2023 https://about.fb.com/news/2023/12/default-end-to-end-encryption-on-messenger/

[rusty__shackleford@mastodon.social]

@serigala_tropis @pheonix

"I don't trust this post."

"isn't E2EE chat only available on Facebook, not Instagram? I don't remember Instagram has E2EE."

Literally takes more time to type than:

"google.com"

"instagram e2ee"

https://www.clrn.org/is-instagram-end-to-end-encrypted/

Long story short, yes.

Jesus fucking christ.

[polyfloyd@hsnl.social]

@pheonix Because they can