This is the new function that protects Facebook Messenger users

On Facebook they are concerned about the privacy of users . Something that doesn't seem to have always been the case, but in which they are constantly working to offer more barriers and security. Proof of this is the new function that their application of Messaging A tool that helps to avoid spam and strangers trying to establish contact from forced or without having mutually exchanged data such as the telephone.This is how the message request to Facebook Messenger arrives

Until now, users of the Facebook messaging service could use the application to talk freely with everyone your contacts and friends from the social network In addition, if you had contact data such as the telephone number, also it was possible to reach other users with whom you had no relationship. All you had to do was synchronize the phonebook data with the application to find those people whose numbers you have, but not a friendly relationship Something that could lead to conflict and abusive situations.

As of now, Facebook Messenger has begun to implement Message Request or message requestsThis results in a alert notification displayed when an unknown person sends a message to a user With this, he receives a notice that the person wants to establish contact via messaging, giving him the option to accept said relationship, or, bypass the request and stay out of reach via message. Of course, all this without the user who sent the initial message knowing that the recipient has received and read it

This means adding an important security barrier in the communication channels of Facebook Messenger But it goes further. And, from now on, just the username is enough to find a person and start a conversation , by first sending one of these requests, of course. This eliminates the need to exchange phone numbers or other sensitive data.Only with the name it is possible to find the person through Facebook Messenger and send a message, even when you are not friends on the social network.

According to the person in charge of Facebook Messenger, David Marcus, Facebook Messenger is the place to connect with anyone you need to talk to, but doing itonly with whom you really want In this way, if you are friends through Facebook or It has the phone number in the phonebook of the terminal and it has been synchronized with the application, the messaging remains the same. Everything else becomes a request to establish contact, being able to accept or reject it without the other person knowing anything.

In short, an interesting tool that not only improves the privacy and security of users, but also accommodates the use ofFacebook Messenger to avoid personas non grata.All this through a notification that now appears in the header of the chat screen. This function has begun to be distributed, so it may still take a few days to reach Spain