Discord is FINALLY adding support for encryption
End-to-end encryption is something pretty common amongst messaging apps. This includes messages, voice, and audio calls. Oddly enough, Discord is one of the messenger platforms that never quite felt the need to introduce encryption, at least until now.
The company has announced that they are rolling out support for audio and video end-to-end encryption, which they are referring to as their “DAVE” protocol. This encryption basically protects the privacy and security of your audio and video calls, making sure that its contents are only available for the intended parties.
One thing to note is that Discord encryption seems to be only available for audio and video calls for now. According to Discord, messages will continue to follow their content moderation approach. This basically means that your messages are not encrypted, so if you want to send messages that might be particularly sensitive, you might want to consider using a different platform.
Discord seems to have thought long and hard about the encryption protocol they want to use. This is because in addition to being secure and private, they had to think about how it could have an impact on your audio or voice calls. If you’re interested in learning more, Discord has posted a whitepaper about its DAVE protocol on GitHub that you can check out.