Discord boosts call security
Communication app giant Discord says it is soon launching new end-to-end encryption for the audio and video calls. This technological advancement will be available for private messages (DMs), DM groups, voice channels and Go Live streams.
There are also basic technologies already supported by customers such as voice, gesture and touch with the next layer being the more advanced haptic body and brain interfaces.
The new security update has been mainly integrated in both the desktop and the mobile clients. The remaining of the customers should be provided with this feature next year. Discord has been very open about its encryption practices, thus pointing to the fact that the platform is very keen on the subject.
Tapping quality of the call and moderating the contents
Even with the inclusion of this encryption technology, the Discord app reassures that there will be “no compromise to call quality. ” But unlike the call quality, there was one caveat, messages. In fact, the latter will not be able to take advantage of the encryption protocol. According to Discord, the reason for it is aimed at keeping these messages outside the company’s content moderation policies.
One of the trends becoming more unmanageable in organizations compliancy with its IT Perimeters that is becoming more prevalent is cybersecurity.
Before moving to a more detailed discussion of this kind of exhaustive encryption it is worth mentioning that this kind of exhaustive encryption has become prevalent in the recent past. Signal, WhatsApp, and Zoom, among other platforms, have either included it as an option or change the new default setting for its users. With the incorporation of this new feature, Discord can be considered as being among the list of those who are serious with cybersecurity.
