Private chat feature on Skype launched for all users

Skype finds a niche with businesses, but the opponent of this chat application like WhatsApp, Telegram or even Facebook Messenger has an important advantage: security of conversations.

All of the three applications mentioned above have end-to-end message encryption, making them a great option for those who need to exchange sensitive content or private information.But Skype still lacks .

In fact, Skype has been testing message encryption since January but only for a small number of users.According to MSPoweruser, this feature has just been released to all users.

This feature does not automatically display but also as Facebook's Secret Conversation, Skype's end-to-end encryption feature requires users to manually turn on each message.To start chatting with a contact in Skype contacts, select New Private Conversation.When the participant confirms, all messages on both sides will be protected.

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Skype messages will now be protected as well

Note that this feature can only be used on one device at a time.For example, you cannot view messages on your phone when you previously enabled this feature on your PC.

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