Expert worried about future of end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp
Social media giant Meta Platforms has announced it will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs) on its Instagram app, and a university professor said he is worried WhatsApp is next.
From 8 May 2026, Instagram...
Why the US government uses Signal
When top White House defense and national security leaders discussed plans for an attack on targets in Yemen over the messaging app Signal, it raised many questions about operational security and recordkeeping and national security laws. It also puts Signal in...
Facebook adding customisation to encrypted Messenger chats
Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) is expanding the features available in its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) chats in Messenger to include customisation preferences, the company announced in a blog post.
Messenger users will be able to...
iCloud gets end-to-end encryption
Apple Inc. is upgrading security protections on its devices, adding the ability to encrypt iCloud data backups for the first time alongside new safeguards for iMessage and account logins.
The most significant new feature, Advanced Data Protection for iCloud...
Twitter reportedly working on end-to-end encryption for DMs
Twitter is reportedly working on improving security surrounding its direct messaging feature by adding end-to-end encryption, Bleeping Computer reports.
Mobile researcher Jane Manchun Wong noticed additions to Twitter's source code...
Facebook testing end-to-end encryption in Messenger
Facebook has started testing automatic end-to-end encryption in Messenger with a small group of users, the company said in a statement.
It also said that it has started testing secure storage for Messenger to allow users to backup their...