Twitter reportedly drops plan to encrypt direct messages

End-to-end encryption is widely considered the best defense against a surveillance dragnet, but the tech companies that many of us interact with on a daily basis—Facebook, Google, Twitter—have been slow to offer protections for users. The Verge reported Wednesday that Twitter, which had reportedly planned to encrypt direct messages, has dropped the project to focus on more pressing matters. Check out why on this article from TechHive.com