
Facebook Portal is a brand of smart displays developed in 2018 by Facebook, Inc. The product line consists of four models (Portal, Portal Plus, Portal Mini, and Portal TV) that provide video chat via Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, augmented by a camera that can automatically zoom and track people's movements.
Is Facebook Portal safe?
Yes, according to Facebook, their Facebook Portal device is safe to use as all video calls are encrypted. All Portal video calls made through Whatsapp are end-to-end encrypted, and all video calls made through Facebook Messenger are encrypted in transit. Furthermore, Facebook says that it does not listen to, view, record, or keep the contents of any video or audio calls made on your Facebook Portal device. It seems that in this way at least, Facebook is listening to consumer concerns over the many privacy and ethical issues regarding what Facebook does with its users' data. However, many are suggesting caution as collecting data on its users is simply what Facebook does.