Have you ever experienced the feeling of relief that comes when you do something silly, but you’re glad you did it where people don’t know you? Or maybe you wished you were somewhere like that, but alas…
That is what a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can do for you: it can put you in a place where you are unknown.
To determine if and w
If you are a WhatsApp user planning on purchasing one of the newly released touchscreen-based smartphones by Apple, you may be up for a lousy privacy surprise. Transferring WhatsApp messages to your new iPhone 12 will likely compromise WhatApp’s most important feature – the end-to-end messages encryption. Even though both apps, Messages and WhatsApp, are own
The Video conferencing platform Zoom announced the implementation of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and its availability starting next week.
The popular Video conferencing platform Zoom announced the availability of the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) starting next week. The new E2EE feature will be made available for both paid and free accounts.
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Due to the level of sophistication of the attack, and the malware code, we can no longer guarantee the security of your device.
This text caused a lot of aggravation, worries, and sleepless nights. No one wants to hear the security of their device has been compromised by a malware attack. The good news is that the actual victims of this malware attack wer
byLisa VaasThere are gut-churning tales of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Last week, when a bill designed to strip legal protection from online abusers sailed through the Senate Judiciary Committee, UC/Berkeley Professor Hany Farid passed on this example from investigators at the Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section:
UPDATE, 05/22/2020: In the advent of the EARN IT Act, the debate on government subversion of encryption has reignited. Given that the material conditions of the technology have not changed, and the arguments given in favor of the bill are not novel, we’ve decided to republish the following blog outlining our stance on the subject.
Originally published
The popular cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal has been chosen by the European Commission for its communications.
The European Commission has decided to adopt for its staff the popular cross-platform encrypted messaging service Signal for its communications.
The news was first reported earlier this month by the Politico website, a messa
About two weeks ago, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) kicked off with a new message stressing personal responsibility for users keeping themselves safe online: “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.” NCSAM asked users to consider best practices for both securing their own devices and protecting sensitive data.
But personal responsibility in cyberse
Someone recently asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year, and I had to think about it for a few minutes. I certainly don’t need any more stuff. However, if I could name one gift that would make me absolutely giddy, it would be getting a chunk of my privacy back.
Like most people, the internet knows way too much about me — my age, address, phone
It’s been almost three years since Google first announced its intention to add end-to-end encryption to Gmail. However, the free email service is yet to provide users with that feature. Despite the Internet giant insists that it was never a bluff, one of the company’s latest movements has reignited the criticism.
Recently, a spokesperson from Goo
The recent tragedy in London has rekindled the debate surrounding privacy in the age of terrorism, specifically in the UK, where Home Secretary Amber Rudd is voicing harsh criticism of end-to-end encryption messaging services. It is believed that Khalid Masood, the terrorist responsible for the deaths of four people on Westminster Bridge, had connected to Wh
A single picture could have been used by attackers to hack the popular secure messaging applications WhatsApp and Telegram.
Security experts from Checkpoint have discovered a vulnerability that was present in both messaging services. The hack only affected the browser-based versions of both WhatsApp and Telegram.
The flaw affected the way both apps process
Facebook Messenger Starts Testing End-to-End Encryption with Secret Conversations, it is already available for a limited number of users.
Facebook is planning to use end-to-end encryption for its Messenger app and has begun rolling out the feature.
Facebook has called the new feature ‘Secret Conversations’ and will allow Messenger users to exchan
Compare and contrast WhatsApp and Telegram, so as to see which of the two messaging apps offers the best option for encrypted chat.
Messaging apps have been increasing rapidly in popularity. WhatsApp has gone over one billion users and Telegram claims to have over 350,000 people a day signing up for its services. So, it seems that there is a great need to co
Security researchers have found a vulnerability that could allow attackers to send massive messages on Telegram bypassing its limitations.
Security researchers have devised a method to send massive messages on Telegram. The experts have found a flaw that allows them so send messages of any size as showed in the proof-of-concept provided by the researchers.
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