Encryption

Apple has strongly opposed a move by the British parliament to amend an act that would allow the government to order messaging services to weaken the encryption that protects their users. The Cupertino company said it will not compromise…

Apple has become the latest operator of an encrypted messaging service to raise concerns about the UK’s Online Safety Bill, BBC News reports. “End-to-end encryption is a critical capability that protects the privacy of journalists, human…

The rate of cyberattacks increased in India in 2022, with 73% of organisations reported that they were a victim of ransomware in 2022, which is up from 57% the previous year, according to a new report.A report by cybersecurity company …

Mark Zuckerberg announced a new feature Monday that will let users edit their WhatsApp messages for up to 15 minutes after they are sent. “For the moments when you make a mistake or simply change your mind, message editing allows you to…

Twitter on Thursday announced the launch of its encrypted DMs feature, which is aimed at securing messages on the platform. While this is Twitter's first move in its goal of supporting end-to-end encrypted messages on the service, the…

Google Authenticator is getting end-to-end encryption — eventually. After security researchers criticized the company for not including it with Authenticator’s account-syncing update, Google product manager Christiaan Brand responded on…

WhatsApp and other messaging services have united to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages in its proposed internet safety legislation.Meta-owned WhatsApp, Signal and five other…

LONDON : WhatsApp and other messaging services have united to oppose Britain's plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages in its proposed internet safety legislation.Meta-owned WhatsApp, Signal and…

<!-- -->The Bill provides no explicit protection for encryptionWhatsApp's head, Will Cathcart, has penned an open letter against the controversial Online Safety Bill. In the letter, Mr Cathcart has addressed the risks that the Online…

Global instant messaging giant WhatsApp on Thursday announced additional security features including back-end invisible check of devices on which the app is installed “to help prevent a malware on a device” from impacting the services of…