Facebook plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger chat apps: Report

After the changes, a Facebook user, for instance, will be able send an encrypted message to someone who has only a WhatsApp account, according to the report.

By: REUTERS
| Updated on: Aug 20 2022, 12:59 IST
The company is still in the early stages of the work and plans to complete it by the end of this year or in early 2020, the NYT report said
The company is still in the early stages of the work and plans to complete it by the end of this year or in early 2020, the NYT report said (REUTERS)

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of its WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encryption to these apps, the New York Times reported on Friday.

The three services will, however, continue as stand alone apps, the report said, citing four people involved in the effort.

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The company is still in the early stages of the work and plans to complete it by the end of this year or in early 2020, the report said.

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Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

After the changes, a Facebook user, for instance, will be able send an encrypted message to someone who has only a WhatsApp account, according to the report.

End-to-end encryption protects messages from being viewed by anyone except the participants in the conversation.

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First Published Date: 25 Jan, 20:51 IST
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