TikTok is setting itself apart from most other online platforms that offer messaging by stating that it won’t be introducing end-to-end encryption to ensure the privacy of direct messages. This means that the company will be able to read messages sent between users, which is likely to cause concerns even after its US operations were separated from its Chinese owner … End-to-end encryption (E2EE) End-to-end encryption (E2EE) means that only message recipients have the ability to decrypt the content of messages. The companies that own the apps have no ability to see what is being said. The vast majority of...