Short Message Service (SMS) has been a staple of text messaging since the flip phone, but it may be time to let it evolve. SMS was created in 1992, back when cellphones could be mistaken for bricks.

Open Whisper Systems, a provider of security-related technologies and apps for mobile devices, has started rolling out an Android version of its private messaging and calling iOS app Signal. In doing ...

Local shops and service teams rely on steady and clear communication. Email carried most of the load for many years, yet owners now turn to secure messaging apps for faster and safer exchanges. Think ...

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AI integration into devices could be a threat to private messaging through bypassing encryption, exposing metadata, and ...

Bitchat also promises end-to-end encryption for private messages, password protection to secure chat rooms, and ephemeral message storage only on device memory. You don't need to provide a phone ...

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Outgoing National Security Advisor Mike Waltz was photographed during a Cabinet meeting using an app labeled "TM SGNL". The app, which appeared to be a modified version of the encrypted messaging app ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — End-to-end encryption is a term you hear all the time as a safety feature for text or email. But now, North Carolina FBI agents say the bad guys are using it to scam you and keep ...