My Facebook messenger wants to end-to-encrypt my messages but I don’t know what that means. I tried googling but still don’t get it, I’m not that great with technology. Someone please eli5
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Let’s say I sent you a message
One two three
If it’s encrypted ln your end, anyone who intercepts the message before it gets to you can read One Two Three, encrypting it on your device only means it becomes secure after it’s done all that travelling.
If it’s encrypted End to End
I sent One Two Three, before it transmits from my device it gets encrypted to *@;#&*826%;#892;@;%^@6, that travels over the internet and lands at your phone, once it is safely in your hands, it gets de-encrypted to show Ons Two Three.
Anyone who intercepted the signal would see
*@;#&*826%;#892;@;%^@6 and have no idea what is being sent.
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