While WhatsApp dominates the global messaging market with over 3 billion users, security experts like Johns Hopkins University’s Matthew ...

We all keep secrets. Whether you are trying to protect messages to loved ones, company accounts or vital state intelligence, the technology that allows you peace of mind in our increasingly online ...

WhatsApp is adding a new way to access your encrypted backups with passkey support. This means if you lose your device, you can use methods like fingerprint, face, or the screen lock code of your ...

Code hints in the latest iOS 26.3 developer beta indicate end-to-end encryption is finally coming to RCS messaging on iOS. In March 2025, Apple and the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standards body ...

A lawsuit claims that WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption is a sham, and is demanding damages, but the app’s parent company, Meta, calls the claims "false and absurd." The lawsuit was filed in a San ...

End-to-end encryption (nicknamed E2EE) has been a major selling point of Meta's WhatsApp messenger since the feature was introduced in 2016. In short, true E2EE ensures that texts, calls, images, and ...

A new encryption initiative from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urges large technology and communications companies to follow through on previously made data and privacy protection promises ...

Apple appears close to supporting end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, almost a year after the GSM Association said it was working to implement the privacy feature for messages sent between ...

Starting with the iOS 26.3 beta, Apple appears to be laying the groundwork for carriers to be able to support end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and that news should actually have even ...

WhatsApp is introducing a new feature called Group Message History to assist new members in catching up on prior ...

Last March, Apple announced plans to support end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, following the standardization of the feature by the GSM Association. After nearly a year of silence on that ...