When WhatsApp added end-to-end encryption to every conversation for its billion users two years ago, the mobile messaging giant significantly raised the bar for the privacy of digital communications ...

Microsoft announced today that it is accelerating its quantum-safe security roadmap, saying advances in quantum computing are ...

June 29, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Earlier in May, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued Meta for deceiving users on the level of security offered ...

The videoconferencing company Zoom has seen its star rise exponentially during the Covid-19 pandemic, as friends and coworkers increasingly turn to the service for a communication lifeline. With this ...

The recent U.K. government directive mandating Apple to establish encryption backdoors underscores a vital debate surrounding digital privacy and security. While law enforcement contends that these ...

The Australian Parliament just approved the hotly contested Telecommunications and Other Legislation (Assistance and Access) Bill. One of the new powers with the passage is the ability to issue ...

Encryption could soon become part of national debates over consumer issues ranging from data breaches to the safety of connected cars. Not long ago, it was the sort of thing that only bankers, spies, ...

With data breaches on the rise, encryption has never been more important for protecting companies against hackers and cyberattacks. In a poll of 1,000 business professionals and software developers, ...

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