Here's what end-to-end encryption protects—and what it doesn't.

After Apple released the iOS 26.5 update for iPhones, the iMessage app now says "Encrypted." Why does this text show up? What ...

In addition, encrypted messages may only be sent between two individuals, not groups. Encrypting images, video and other media is not supported. Both participants must either have exchanged direct ...

When Google announced Tuesday that end-to-end encrypted messages were coming to Gmail for business users, some people balked, noting it wasn’t true E2EE as the term is known in privacy and security ...

Meta will discontinue end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram on May 8, 2026. The change will affect private chats, ...

Two types of technologies could change the privacy afforded in encrypted messages, and changes to this space could impact all of us. This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review's weekly ...

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Australian and US law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced they’d sprung a trap three years in the making, catching major international crime figures using an encrypted app. More than 200 ...

Google had urged Apple for years to support RCS texting to make communication between each company's devices more seamless.

As a general guideline, it's safe to assume that, with some shiny new "Totally Ultra Encrypted Mega Secure Chat4All" app, someone screwed up the crypto, somewhere. Crypto between a few people who can ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is officially available, Apple confirmed today. Support is included in iOS 26.5, which is now available to everyone.

Trump’s EO 14409 confirmed adversaries are archiving your encrypted data for future quantum decryption. Here are 5 steps you ...