Beeper Isn’t a Safe Solution for iMessaging on Android
You might have seen some buzz online about Beeper, an all-in-one solution that combines all your messaging apps in one place. According to the company, you no longer need to…
Is Zoom Really Using Your Video Calls to Train AI?
If your Monday feeds are filled with people threatening to never use Zoom again, you’re not alone. There are posts everywhere claiming Zoom is using your video calls to train…
Signal Would Rather Exit a Country Than Compromise Encryption: President
Signal, the free and open source end-to-end encrypted messaging service, has become increasingly popular as an alternative to WhatsApp over the past decade with its support for end-to-end encrypted calls…
How to Use End-to-End Encryption in Facebook Messenger Right Now
Meta might not be a bastion of digital privacy (and very well may be an enemy of it), but the times might be a-changin’. The company announced on Thursday, Aug.…
8 Telegram Privacy Settings You Should Enable Immediately
Screenshot: Pranay Parab Unlike apps such as Signal and WhatsApp, Telegram’s chats aren’t end-to-end encrypted by default—that means that your chats aren’t truly private out of the box. However, Telegram…
Facebook Messenger’s Secret Conversations Adds Screenshot Alerts, More
Facebook Messenger has been updated to offer improved functionality in its Secret Conversations feature, which offers users end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) communication. The Meta-owned service will now inform users of screenshots…
WhatsApp May Soon Add Indicators to Tell Users Calls, Status Are Encrypted
WhatsApp is working on two new visual indicators to inform users about end-to-end encryption used across different parts of the messaging app. The features were spotted on the app’s Call…
Meta’s Biggest Encrypted Messaging Mistake Was Its Promise
Since the 1990s, governments around the world have often used the welfare of children as an excuse for all kinds of internet policy overreach: encryption backdoors, centralized censorship mechanisms, and…
Why You Should Encrypt Your WhatsApp Backups in iCloud
Photo: Alberto Garcia Guillen (Shutterstock) With over two billion active users, WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps globally—and it’s also one of the few apps that offer…
Sandes, India’s Own Instant Messaging App. Find Out More About It, Here
Government has developed its own messaging app called SandesThe Information Technology wing of the Government, National Informatics Centre or NIC has launched an instant messaging platform called Sandes, an Indian…