In a move designed to improve the security of email communications, Facebook has announced it is gradually rolling out a new feature that will allow users to encrypt messages sent from Facebook to a preferred email account. Users will be able to add OpenPGP public keys to their profiles allowing for end-to-end encryption. Public key management is not yet supported on mobile, but, the blog post states, “we are investigating ways to enable this.” Meanwhile, Google continues to unveil new privacy features for users, including “My Account,” which serves as a hub for users’ privacy settings. The new feature aims to give users quick access to their privacy and security settings, tools to protect personal data and controls on what information is used by Google.
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