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Over the weekend, an excerpt from a recent interview with Telegram founder Pavel Durov went semi-viral on X (formerly Twitter). In the videoDurov tells right-wing personality…
Malicious hacking is becoming increasingly sophisticated and this is leading to a very clear trend in security technology. To keep people and organizations safe, security must…
As part of an investigation into people involved in the pro-independence movement in Catalonia, Spanish police received information from the encrypted services Wire and Proton, which…
EU plan to force messaging apps to scan for CSAM risks millions of false positives, experts warn
A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens’ private communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could lead to…
EU watchdog questions privacy over CSAM scan proposal that breaks lawmakers’ encryption
The European Commission has again been called on to more fully disclose its dealings with private technology companies and other stakeholders, in relation to a controversial…
Zama’s homomorphic encryption technology earns it $73 million at a nearly $400 million valuation
Homomorphic encryption, a complex technique that uses cryptographic algorithms to keep data secure as it travels across networks and to third parties, continues to elude mass-market…
Adding usernames to a messaging app might seem like a standard feature, but for Signal, such identifiers have been anathema to its mission of ultimate privacy…
Signal’s Meredith Whittaker dismisses anti-encryption efforts as ‘permissive, magical thinking’
Artificial intelligence “is not open in every sense,” the crypto battle is far from won, and Signal’s basic (and uncompromising) approach could complicate interoperability efforts, company…
Apple today announced that it is upgrading the security level of iMessage to post-quantum cryptography, starting with iOS and iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4, and watchOS 10.4.…
After years of promises and limited testing, Meta has begun providing default end-to-end encryption protection for Messenger. In his announcement, Mark Zuckerberg he said that personal…