We may be familiar with the cryptographic Signal protocol, which was first used by WhatsApp to encrypt all messages end-to-end. And now, it appears that one of Elon Musk’s goals for Twitter is to enable encrypted messaging via the Signal protocol.
Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher, revealed that Twitter will use the Signal Protocol for encrypted direct messages (DMs). She shared the Signal Protocol code references from Twitter’s iOS and Android apps.
Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, has made public his desire to improve the social network’s direct messages through presentation slides titled “Twitter 2.0.”
Musk praised Signal and stated that he had spoken with its creator, Moxie Marlinspike, who is now “potentially willing to help out” with encrypting Twitter direct messages.
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