The technology giant Meta announced this Wednesday that it has made “important changes” in WhatsApp and Messenger to allow interoperability with third-party messaging services, as requested by the new regulation of the European Union (EU).
WhatsApp and Messenger will offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) – a secure communication method that prevents third parties from accessing data transferred from one endpoint to another – while complying with the third-party chat requirements of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). ).
The DMA requires that Meta must “be ready to enable interoperability with other services within three months of receiving a request”, but according to the company’s publication this Wednesday, activating it for public use could take longer.
“Our approach to DMA compliance focuses on preserving user privacy and security to the extent possible. The DMA rightly makes it a legal requirement that we not weaken the security provided to Meta’s own users.”, notes the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Goal is not the only American technology company that has announced changes due to the new regulation of the Old Continent, since Apple announced this week that its latest update to the iPhone operating system, iOS 17.4, has important changes in the App Store and payments for the platform iPhone in Europe.
Source: Gestion
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