Why You Should Stop Using Your Facebook Messenger App

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If you’re one of the billion-plus people using Facebook Messenger, then you’d be well-advised to switch to an alternative. Unlike its Facebook stablemate WhatsApp, Messenger is missing the critical security required to protect your content from prying eyes. Everything you send on Messenger passes through Facebook servers to which it has access. We know Facebook “spies” on this content to make sure you’re following its rules, well a new security report claims it also downloads your private content to its own servers without any warning.

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