encryption
WhatsApp Co-Founder Is the New Acting CEO of Signal
Brian Acton is taking over as Moxie Marlinspike steps down as Signal's CEO.
FBI's Backdoored Anom Phones Secretly Harvested GPS Data Around the World
Documents reviewed by Motherboard, including thousands of pages of Anom messages, show that the FBI's backdoored Anom phones collected more data than the content of messages.
A Peek Inside Anom, the Phone Company Secretly Used in an FBI Honeypot
Videos, documents, and other files obtained by Motherboard show how the company functioned as an entity in its own right.
You Can Now Get $25 From Zoom Following a Class Action Settlement
Zoom users are now eligible to apply for a compensation of $25 or $15 depending on whether they were paid subscribers or not.
Air Force Spent Millions on Encrypted App Wickr
Recently acquired by Amazon, Wickr is becoming a go-to encrypted chat platform for the U.S. military and other government agencies.
CIA Funding Arm Gave Encrypted App Wickr $1.6 Million
The funding solidifies Wickr's position as an encrypted chat platform for government agencies.
Customs and Border Protection to Use Encrypted App Wickr Widely
New procurement records show that CBP is using Wickr across "all components" of the agency.
ProtonMail Under Fire For Sharing ClActivist Data With French Authorities
While the company was cornered under Swiss law, critics say the company is advertising email as more secure than it really is.
WhatsApp Can’t Ban the Taliban Because It Can’t Read Their Texts
The Taliban are using the Facebook-owned chat app to spread messages to Afghan citizens as they take over the country.
We Got the Phone the FBI Secretly Sold to Criminals
'Anom’ phones used in an FBI honeypot are mysteriously showing up on the secondary market. We bought one.
Amazon Acquires Encrypted Messaging App Wickr
Wickr is a popular encrypted messaging platform used by journalists, criminals, governments, and businesses.
Instructions Show How Cops Use GrayKey to Brute Force iPhones
Newly released documents provide new insight into the capabilities of the iPhone unlocking tech.