Open Whisper Systems, a provider of security-related technologies and apps for mobile devices, has started rolling out an Android version of its private messaging and calling iOS app Signal. In doing ...

“There’s real tension between offering an easy way to offer this interoperability to third parties whilst at the same time preserving the WhatsApp privacy, security, and integrity bar,” says Dick ...

Signal Private Messenger is available for free worldwide for both iOS and Android and allows its millions of users to send texts, videos, and files, make voice and video calls, and shield your ...

Local shops and service teams rely on steady and clear communication. Email carried most of the load for many years, yet owners now turn to secure messaging apps for faster and safer exchanges. Think ...

As the European Union EU is currently discussing Chat Control, which threatens end-to-end encryption, Surfshark’s study of popular messaging apps reveals that 90% use end-to-end encryption. The study ...

Jack Dorsey — Twitter, Bluesky, and Square co-founder and Bitcoin evangelist — is now taking on the world of private messaging apps. Announced earlier this week, Dorsey's latest project is called ...

Encrypted messengers are having a second wave. Apps like WhatsApp, iMessage and Signal made end-to-end encryption (E2EE) a default expectation. But most still hinge on phone numbers, centralized ...

A new startup called Germ is bringing end-to-end encrypted messaging to the Bluesky social network, allowing its users to have a more secure option for chats than Bluesky’s existing DMs. After over ...

AI integration into devices could be a threat to private messaging through bypassing encryption, exposing metadata, and ...

FBI and CISA officials said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers. Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies ...

Why it matters: Hackers are bypassing encryption used in messenger apps by compromising the phones and convenience features like QR-based sign-ins. The latest campaign targets high-value targets. The ...