The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the different privacy settings for several messaging apps. The report examines the default settings of WhatsApp, iMessage, Signal, Facebook Messenger, and Google’s Allo app. The comparisons include whether the apps use end-to-end encryption, and other important privacy features. “End-to-end encryption can prevent you from being snooped on, and prevent your personal and private information from being stolen as well,” said American Civil Liberties Union’s Christopher Soghoian. “The reason why some companies like Google and Facebook don’t use this by default is they’re willing to sacrifice your privacy to build features like chatbots and response predictions that aren’t that useful.” (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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