Facebook debuts 'Secret Conversations' feature in Messenger

Thursday, October 6, 2016
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Not much on Facebook is a secret, but now the social media site has come up with a way to keep certain conversations private.

The new feature is called "Secret Conversations" and is a part of Facebook's messenger app.
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The texts are encrypted on the devices that they're sent from - and those they're received on.

That means if you're chatting in "secret mode," you won't see those conversations on your desk top and they'll delete automatically.
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Facebook says it won't even have access to the texts - and neither will the government.
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