CBDCs Will Be the End of American Freedom
CBDCs, or central bank digital currencies, are an urgent threat to people across the world.
1,000 Facebook Workers Are Paid to Read Private WhatsApp Messages: Report
WhatsApp promises its users their messages are strictly private, but a ProPublica investigation suggests otherwise.
WhatsApp Tells Users Privacy Update Won't Let Facebook Spy on Messages
Rumors about the security of private messages on WhatsApp have swirled on social media after it said users would have to agree to the new policy or stop using the app.
Dictators are Besieging Internet Freedom—and Trump Just Opened the Gates
The Trump administration is quietly dismantling the Open Technology Fund, the tiny but impactful agency that seeded projects like Signal, Tails OS and WireGuard—vital to activists and journalists in places like China and Iran
Zoom's New, Stronger Encryption Will Protect Paying Clients Not Free Users
The video-conferencing app plans to roll out additional protection to paying users and other "enterprise accounts."
Zoom's New App Update Combats 'Zoombombing' and Boosts Encryption
The software experienced a surge in use during the COVID-19 pandemic while garnering criticism for security and privacy bugs.
WhatsApp Passes Two Billion Users and Pledges Support for Strong Encryption
"We know that the more we connect, the more we have to protect. As we conduct more of our lives online, protecting our conversations is more important than ever," the company said in a blog post.
Apple Faces New FBI Encryption Battle Linked to Florida Shooter iPhones
"Today law enforcement has access to more data than ever before in history, so Americans do not have to choose between weakening encryption and solving investigations," Apple said.
The U.S. Wants a Backdoor to Your Encryption. Sweden Got a Battering Ram
Swedish police will soon be able to secretly install spyware to read encrypted messages on the computers and telephones of crime suspects. The results will be keenly watched in Washington and beyond.
Instant Messaging App Suggested Money Bag Emoji When Users Typed 'Jew'
The emoji was reportedly approved by a Telegram employee by mistake.
WhatsApp Child Porn Groups Allegedly Active on Chat App
One group active this week was titled "Kids boy gay" and contained more than 250 members, according to the Financial Times.
WhatsApp Co-founder Admits: 'I Sold My Users' Privacy'
WhatsApp co-founders Brian Acton and Jan Koum have both left Facebook, which acquired the company in 2014 for $22 billion.
Global Intelligence Agencies Seek Encryption Backdoors
Government officials want greater access to secure communications data.
Russia Implements 'Big Brother' Data Retention Laws
Telecom companies will now have to store all user communications for six months.
Encryption Used by Snowden 'Can Leak Secret Emails'
The PGP vulnerabilities could be exploited to expose encrypted messages in plain text, academics warn.
Facebook Embraces Bitcoin's Blockchain—But What Is It?
"I'm setting up a small group to explore how to best leverage blockchain across Facebook," said executive David Marcus.
Twitter Tests 'Secret Conversations' for Private DMs
Whistleblower Edward Snowden has urged Twitter to bulk up the security of direct messages.
Inventors Hall of Fame Adds Several New Members
Past honorees include the inventors of breakfast cereal and technology to manufacture shoes faster.
WhatsApp Creator Leaves Facebook to 'Play More Frisbee'
Speculation has mounted that Koum clashed with Facebook over how it used personal data collected from WhatsApp.
France Is Testing Its Own Encrypted Messenger App
President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly very fond of Telegram but Paris is concerned that there is no alternative app that is based in France.
Telegram: Chat App Banned in Russia Amid Clash with FSB
Russia's Federal Security Service claimed the chat application is used by terrorists.
Canadian Man Arrested for Helping International Cartels
A joint investigation by the FBI and law enforcement officials in Australia and Canada determined that the phones were made explicitly for evading law enforcement.
Bad News FBI, Snowden's Favorite Chat App Is Booming
Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton announce the creation of the Signal Foundation, a new non-profit, to develop secure communications.
Famously Indecipherable Coded Manuscript Cracked by AI
In addition to dozens of bathing, naked women, the illustrations feature stars, planets, plants and diagrams resembling Zodiac signs.
Cipher-Cracking AI Can Translate Human Language
"It doesn't need to be plain text and a cipher; it could be English and French."
WhatsApp Security Flaw Lets Hackers Enter Any Group
A security flaw could potentially allow hackers or government spies to slide into group chats unnoticed.
Trump Team Talked About Letting Flynn Use Signal App
The smartphone application allows for messages to be deleted almost instantly.
Apple Served With Warrant for Texas Shooter's iPhone
Texas Rangers served Apple with a search warrant for an iPhone discovered at the scene of the mass shooting.
FBI Chief Says Encryption Is 'Huge Problem'
Almost 7,000 devices were inaccessible to the FBI due to encryption, Director Christopher Wray said.
Making Encrypted Messaging Apps Comply With Regulations
Many within capital markets communicate using WhatsApp, WeChat, and Telegram—and these will have to become compliant.