Discord's voice and video calls just got much more secure, but it's still leaving text messages exposed
Discord has implemented end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for its video and audio calls, enhancing user privacy. However, the platform has no plans to extend this encryption to text messages, which remain unprotected. This decision highlights a significant privacy improvement for voice and video communications while leaving the more commonly used text chat vulnerable.
- ▪Discord now uses end-to-end encryption for all video and audio calls, except Stages.
- ▪The company has no current plans to add E2EE for text messages.
- ▪Many features on Discord were built with the assumption that text is not encrypted, making it challenging to implement E2EE.
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