A few months ago, Mark Zuckerberg revealed his plans to turn Facebook into a privacy-focused company. With Facebook’s history of privacy-related flubs… this goal came off as a tall order. Since then, the social media company has updated the public on multiple strategies for improving their customer’s privacy – One of which, includes an oversight board that would act as a court system for Facebook and it’s users.

Now, with Facebook’s F8 event beginning, the company has released new information detailing some of the privacy-focused changes in store for the service. The Telegraph detailed the release of these updates and what it entails for the future of the company. One of the most notable changes is the introduction of default encryption on all messenger conversations.

“That would begin a marked shift in the operations of the largest social network, which has traditionally harvested every possible form of data it can from their phone contacts book to the way they move their mouse cursors across the screen.”

Zuckerberg also admitted to understanding the potential complications that could arise with end to end encryption.

“The young chief executive previously said he would “consult with experts” before “fully” rolling out encryption in order to manage the risk that it would be exploited for “child exploitation, terrorism, and extortion”. “

After covering the potential negatives of end to end encryption, Zuckerberg made a rebuttal where he cited an examples of people who wouldn’t be alive without this type of encryption.

These changes, amongst others, announced at F8, are meant to introduce the new “virtual living room” scenario for users. Outside of the “town square” structure that Facebook users usually interact in. This “living room” structure would create a “private” and secure area for friends and family to connect.

What It Means For the Digital You

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