Facebook rolls out 'App Lock' for Messenger to protect users' privacy
Facebook on Wednesday announced new privacy and security
features for Messenger including App lock, which enables users to add
"another layer of security".
With
App lock, users can lock Messenger and it will require an authentication method
like Face ID or Touch ID to open it.
"App Lock lets you add another layer of security to your private messages
and helps prevent other people from accessing them," said Jay Sullivan,
Director of Product Management, Messenger Privacy and Safety, in a statement.
"...App
Lock uses your device's privacy settings like fingerprint or face
authentication to unlock the Messenger app, and your touch or face ID is not
transmitted to or stored by Facebook," Sullivan added.
However,
as of now, the feature is only available on iPhone and iPad. It will come to
Android in the "next few months".
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