Microsoft Teams will soon get end-to-end encryption for sensitive conversations

Microsoft Teams is slated to get end-to-end encryption as early as July for calls that will give users an additional layer of security for their conversations.

End-to-end encryption is perhaps the most talked-about privacy feature in recent times as messaging apps look to resist the new traceability laws which are part of new IT rules 2021. The traceability laws look at finding the first originator of messages which essentially looks at breaking encryption and subsequently kills the essence of private messaging. However, video conferencing apps have slowly started adopting the encrypted way of communicating. Microsoft is looking to add new features to its video conferencing platform Teams which will feature end-to-end encrypted calls. Microsoft Teams is slated to get end-to-end encryption as early as July for calls that will give users an additional layer of security for their conversations. Microsoft is also planning to add a feature that would permanently delete a private chat. Further, Microsoft will give users the option to choose between built-in Teams notification and Windows 10 notifications. Microsoft 365 Roadmap noted that the end-to-end encryption feature will be supported for 1:1 Teams VoIP calls. Microsoft also plans to give IT Admins full control over end-to-end encryption allowing them to manage the feature for the entire organisation. It is not clear if Microsoft will enable end-to-end encryption for the consumer version of Microsoft Teams.