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End to end encryption refers to applying encryption to all messages on a specific device, when the device it is directly sent to can decrypt it. The message should travel in encrypted form from the device of the sender straight to the device of the receiver.

Who Uses End To End Encryption?

End to end encryption is used by many online applications and communications services. Popular services which use end to end encryption include Zoom and WhatsApp. They have implemented the use of end to end encryption services in order to ensure that data cannot be accessed and read by anyone other than the recipient.

This should mean that messages are both sent and received securely and should help prevent hackers from accessing sensitive or confidential information only intended for…

Jessica Haworth

24 February 2023 at 13:09 UTC

Updated: 24 February 2023 at 13:15 UTC

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Twitter faced further criticism this week when Elon Musk’s social networking platform announced SMS-based 2FA will only be available to paying customers going forward.

The social media site historically enabled two-factor authentication (2FA) to all users, providing they connected their mobile phone number to their account.

This week, however, users were warned that this security option would no longer be available to users who did not pay for verification.

Of course, this sparked huge backlash online,…