WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Adding a New Label to Indicate Conversations Are End-to-End Encrypted

WhatsApp Reportedly Working on Adding a New Label to Indicate Conversations Are End-to-End Encrypted

WhatsApp has been spotted working on a new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) label for individual and group conversations that is reportedly in development. The popular messaging application will show a message within chats that will confirm that the messages sent and received are encrypted and WhatsApp does not store any of…

Apple Upgrades iMessage With PQ3 Quantum Computer-Resistant Encryption Protocol

Apple Upgrades iMessage With PQ3 Quantum Computer-Resistant Encryption Protocol

Apple is introducing a new cryptographic protocol for iMessage that is designed to protect users from sophisticated attacks using quantum computers. The new encryption protocol could safeguard users from scenarios where encrypted data has been stored, only to be decrypted using a quantum computer at a later date. iMessage is…

Facebook Messenger Turns End-to-End Encryption on by Default for Individual Chats

Facebook Messenger Turns End-to-End Encryption on by Default for Individual Chats

Facebook Messenger is finally rolling out support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default for individual chats and calls, the company announced on Wednesday. In the coming weeks and months, Facebook parent Meta says existing conversations will be protected by E2EE and new chats will also be protected by the technology….

Apple Opposes UK Push to Bypass End-to-End Encryption, Says It Will Remove iMessage and FaceTime: Report

Apple Opposes UK Push to Bypass End-to-End Encryption, Says It Will Remove iMessage and FaceTime: Report

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 the end-to-end encryption that it offers to its iMessage users for…

WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption

WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption

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 apps signed an open letter saying the law could give an “unelected official the power to…

Gmail End-to-End Encryption Beta Testing Expanded for Select Workspace Users: All Details

Gmail End-to-End Encryption Beta Testing Expanded for Select Workspace Users: All Details

Gmail will allow more customers to gain beta access to the company’s end-to-end encryption feature for its email messaging service, which is a part of Google Workspace. The company’s encryption technology provides an added layer of security to emails and attachments on the Web. Google last year announced that it…

IISc Says Team Has Developed Enhanced Data Encryption, Security Device

IISc Says Team Has Developed Enhanced Data Encryption, Security Device

An Indian Institute of Science team has developed a “record-breaking” true random number generator (TRNG), which can improve data encryption and provide improved security for sensitive digital data such as credit card details, passwords and other personal information. The study describing this device has been published in the journal ‘ACS…