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Why end-to-end encryption is about more than just privacy

September 13, 2017

The question of whether regular people need end-to-end encryption will surely be debated for quite some time. But for Alan Duric, CEO and co-founder of Wire, the question can …

Russia threatening to ban Telegram encrypted messaging app

June 26, 2017

Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, is threatening to ban the use of popular encrypted messaging app Telegram. The request Roskomnadzor is a federal agency …

Vulnerability in WhatsApp and Telegram allowed complete account takeover

March 15, 2017

Check Point researchers today revealed a new vulnerability on WhatsApp and Telegram’s online platforms – WhatsApp Web & Telegram Web. By exploiting this vulnerability, …

Secure messaging app Wickr opens core crypto protocol to review

February 16, 2017

Wickr, the San Francisco-based company that’s behind the secure ephemeral messaging app of the same name, has published the core crypto protocol powering both the …

Targeted attack prevention in cloud email and messaging systems

February 14, 2017

GreatHorn announced the launch of the GreatHorn Threat Platform (GTP) at RSA Conference 2017. The Threat Platform extends the capabilities of the company’s cloud-native …

Google’s smart search for security

September 22, 2016

Google made waves this week with the launch of the much-hyped messaging app Allo. The app boasts some impressive features, including embedding Google Assistant into your …

Secret Conversations: End-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger

July 11, 2016

After integrating Open Whisper Systems’ Signal Protocol into WhatsApp earlier this year, Facebook has done the same to the Facebook Messenger app, and called the feature …

Google Allo messaging app offers end-to-end crypto, but not as default

May 19, 2016

On Wednesday, at its annual developer-focused conference, Google introduced two new cross-platform apps: Allo and Duo. Google Allo is a messaging app, and Duo is a video …

WhatsApp implements end-to-end encryption by default

April 6, 2016

Over 1 billion users will get end-to-end encryption by default once they update to the latest version of the software. WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in the world, …

BitTorrent releases free P2P private voice and text app

May 13, 2015

After an initial pre-alpha release in July 2014, BitTorrent’s peer-to-peer private voice and text app Bleep is finally available for curious Windows, Mac, iOS and …

Snapchat blocks third-party apps from accessing its APIs

April 7, 2015

Snapchat has had its fair share of data breaches and security troubles, the latest of which stemmed from the fact that the app’s internal API has been reverse-engineered …

Leaked Snapchat images came from third-party server

October 13, 2014

Snapchat is a mobile photo messaging app that allows users to send pictures that “self-destruct” a few moments after being viewed, and is especially popular with …