Federal authorities announced hackers in China have stolen "customer call records data" of an unknown number of Americans, but encrypted messaging could be the first line of defense for people in the ...

Your cheat sheet to what information is encrypted and private in five chat apps, what is not and why the nuances matter. This article is a preview of The Tech Friend newsletter. Sign up here to get it ...

Encryption may sound like a tech buzzword, but even if you’re not tech-savvy, encryption is probably a very important part of your life. More than likely, your bank, credit card companies, and even ...

Cryptography experts, however, are warning that X’s current implementation of encryption in XChat should not be trusted. They’re saying it’s far worse than Signal, a technology widely considered the ...

When particle physicist Andy Yen launched the privacy-focused email service Proton Mail as an ambitious crowdfunding campaign in 2014, the ultimate goal was to make it easier for people to be private ...

X, formerly Twitter, has started rolling out its new encrypted messaging feature called “Chat” or “XChat.” The company claims the new communication feature is end-to-end encrypted, meaning messages ...

We have more sensitive data on our phones today than ever before. Our smartphones often hold sensitive information that should not be shared, including work papers, photos, and financial information.

The United States government is asking senior government and political officials to use only encrypted communication as concerns grow about what the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has called a ...

Twitter is beginning to roll out its long-promised encrypted direct messaging feature. However, the initial rollout comes with some major limitations that could make it less than ideal for ...