An upcoming update of instagram could include a function dedicated to setting a key code PIN for the private messages section on specific devices in addition to the incorporation of end-to-end encrypted conversations within the platform.
According to the engineer and developer of mobile devices, Alessandro Paluzzi, this key code of access for the direct messages of the social network will be used as extra protection for messages, which will be blocked and other users will not be able to read them if they do not have the correct code.
According to the screenshot that can be seen on Paluzzi’s Twitter account, instagram It states that “end-to-end encryption means that only you and the person you’re writing to can access your messages.”
It is also indicated that the encryption function at both ends in instagram it will be expanded to more conversations in the following months.
Regarding the option of establishing a key code PIN, Meta’s social network indicates that it will allow secure access to the messages section “on the devices you want”.
However, it is not yet known if the encryption of messages must be activated manually by users or if it will be the standard for all communications through the application. It is also not specified if the key code PIN will be set to unlock a conversation each time or if it will have to be entered to access the messages section.
instagram would not be the only Meta application that would be introducing the key code PIN as part of establishing security measures for access to messages. WhatsApp has already built this functionality into its systems, although it’s designed more as a part of two-step verification.
In future updates to the WhatsApp system, WABetaInfo indicated that a notification system would be incorporated through pop-up windows to set reminders for users to activate two-step verification using PIN access.
