The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance. So one group of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — What started as a routine traffic stop for an Austin Independent School District senior ended in his detention just weeks before graduation, sparking questions about the use of ...

Hackers launched a new phishing campaign this week targeting Signal users — specifically journalists, anti-Chinese Communist Party activists, and human rights workers — with fraudulent text messages ...

One of the many benefits of using iMessage is that you know your conversations are always end-to-end encrypted. That level of security has never previously extended to green bubble conversations. But ...

Incognito Chat AI messages disappear after users leave their chat session, which Meta says makes it different from other bots. Incognito Chat AI messages disappear after users leave their chat ...

WhatsApp is developing an encrypted cloud storage backup option with 2GB free space and a possible 50GB paid plan. It will offer secure backups with passkeys or encryption keys, reducing reliance on ...

Rather than launching a sleek, worthwhile encrypted messaging app, Musk dropped a junky, insular extension of his social media platform. One of XChat’s red flags is that users must connect an existing ...

The encrypted messaging app Signal is working on new security measures following reports that Russian state-sponsored hackers successfully hijacked as many as 300 user accounts in Germany. “In the ...

X Corp. is rolling out its standalone messaging application for iPhone and iPad, prioritizing a fully decentralized-feeling, private environment The software features an entirely ad-free interface ...

X is launching XChat, a standalone encrypted messaging app, on the Apple App Store on April 17. The app separates X’s DM functionality into a dedicated platform, offering end-to-end encryption, voice ...