Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new feature of Facebook Messenger. According to him, the new feature will provide notifications when someone screenshots your disappearing messages in a Secret Conversation secured with end-to-end encryption.

In his statement, he says “New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats so you get a notification if someone screenshots a disappearing message. We're also adding GIFs, stickers, and reactions to encrypted chats too.”

Moreover, to ensure the safety of the users, the encrypted chat threads support a verified badge for people to identify authentic and genuine accounts. According to GenTV, the post (from Zuckerberg) also suggests that this update might be introduced to WhatsApp as it also has a feature of disappearing messages. 

This new feature aims to significantly improve privacy on the platform. Slash Gear states that Facebook has been working to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) across its messaging platforms. E2EE is a significant upgrade from server-side encryption and is considered the gold standard of privacy and security. In the case of server-side encryption, the service provider has the key that can be used to decrypt your data. As a result, you can never truly be sure who is accessing your data and messages. “With E2EE, however, your data is encrypted in such a way that only you and the person you’re communicating with can read your message. Not even the provider, whose service you’re using, can intercept and read your messages. Needless to say, while E2EE offers unrivaled security, it can be more difficult to add features that are commonplace in non-E2EE services.” They added.

Meta has no definite announcement yet when it will be rolled out in Messenger updates.