Following the Apple and FBI battle over privacy, a number of tech companies are looking forward to bolster their encryption service. According to a report from The Guardian, companies like Facebook, WhatsApp, Google, Snapchat and others are working to improve the privacy of user data.
Facebook already encrypts the messages of its WhatsApp Messenger and now the social network is aiming to apply encryption to the service’s voice calls and group messages. Along with WhatsApp, Facebook is also considering increasing the security of its Messenger service. The report suggested other companies are looking for ways to expand encryption services. Snapchat is reportedly exploring a secure messaging system while Google continues to look into ways to use its encrypted email technology. Google announced its End to End project that makes it easier to send encrypted emails that only the sender and the recipient would be able to decode.
Even Twitter has explored encrypted messaging products earlier. The aforementioned tech companies had submitted amicus briefs with the US Federal court to support Apple in its ongoing privacy battle against the FBI. Apple has rejected the court order which demanded it to unlock the iPhone used in the San Bernardino shooting, saying that such an action would create a back door that could be exploited in other iPhones.