Messaging apps are spying on you — Here’s how to stay safe in 2025
Instances where app users' privacy is compromised are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, which is why people ...
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Apple’s appeal to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal over the UK’s encryption ‘back door’ explained
Apple began a legal challenge to an order from the Home Secretary before the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in London.
The European Commission wants a backdoor for end-to-end encryptions for law enforcement
A new internal security strategy has been unveiled by the European Commission including a roadmap regarding the “lawful and ...
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‘ProtectEU’ Strategy to Counter Hybrid Threats Targets Encrypted Communications
To look into building backdoor access into encrypted communication for law enforcement, the EU Commission is working on a ...
3 reasons ‘Signalgate’ is not going away
The Trump administration’s use of Signal for a group chat to discuss plans for a U.S. military strike against Houthi rebels ...
Google makes end-to-end encrypted Gmail easy for all – even Outlook users
In addition to E2EE emails, which IT admins can make the default for all end users should they wish, Google launched a number ...
Signalgate exposed more than war plans: It pulled back the curtain on the administration
It was an unfiltered glimpse into how American power now communicates, coordinates and sometimes confuses itself.
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Viewpoint: Is the Signal app really that secure?
Signal is in the news because of a security failure; whether or not the app is "secure" depends mostly on how you use it, and ...
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Apple devices are at ‘most risk’ in UK following government ‘backdoor’ order
Home Office refuses to answer questions from Lords over technical capability notice issued against Apple’s iCloud Advanced ...
Signal Downloads Spike Since Trump Team Scandal — But It’s Not A Magic Bullet
Signal is a powerful encrypted messaging app, but it’s not infallible. Learn why it’s great for privacy, yet risky for ...
Battle Plans and Emojis: What the Signal Leak Revealed About Washington
The New York Times reporters Jess Bidgood, Helene Cooper, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. Sanger discuss what the Signal chat leak revealed about the Trump administration and the state of politics in ...
Interview: Element CEO on the matrix protocol and digital sovereignty
Above all, sensitive communication should run securely and independently. What the Matrix founder's idea looks like.