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Samsung’s new 990 Evo Plus SSD is 50 percent faster than its predecessor
Samsung's 990 Evo Plus SSD is 50 percent faster than the 990 Evo. It also has PCle 4.0 and 5.0 support.
Jeremy Gan09.25.2024Telegram will now provide IP addresses and phone numbers in response to legal requests
Telegram will now provide users' IP addresses and phone numbers if the company receives legal requests.
Jeremy Gan09.23.2024Discord is rolling out end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls
Discord is rolling out new end-to-end encryption for both audio and video calls on its platform.
Anna Washenko09.17.2024EU delays decision over scanning encrypted messages for CSAM
The EU has delayed a decision over a plan to scan encrypted messages for child sexual abuse material. Critics say this is a "terrifying mass surveillance measure" that could break encryption.
Kris Holt06.20.2024DuckDuckGo's privacy-focused browser gets cross-device syncing and backups
DuckDuckGo is introducing end-to-end encrypted syncing and backups across devices.
Sarah Fielding02.14.2024How security experts unravel ransomware
Increasingly, security professionals are coming together with law enforcement to provide free decryption tools — freeing locked files and eliminating the temptation for victims to pony up.
Katie Malone02.06.2024Proton Mail now has a desktop app in beta
Proton finally has a desktop app. The Swiss company, known for its privacy-focused alternatives to the Google Workspace apps, revealed a Windows and macOS application on Thursday that includes Proton Mail and Proton Calendar.
Will Shanklin12.14.2023Proton Drive for Android can back up your photos to a private cloud server
Proton Drive now automatically backs up your photos to a private cloud server, so you don’t have to worry about anyone taking a peek. The service is rolling out now and features an intuitive management interface.
Lawrence Bonk12.07.2023Facebook Messenger update sets default end-to-end encryption for chats and calls
Facebook Messenger is getting default end-to-end encryption through the latest update, along with a few other handy new features.
Richard Lai12.06.2023Sunbird shuts down its iMessage app for Android after major privacy concerns
The Sunbird app for Android, which allows interoperability between messaging platforms like iOS, has shut down for the time being after major privacy concerns came to light. This comes after Nothing’s chat platform, which was based on Sunbird, also shut down.
Lawrence Bonk11.21.2023Messenger's encrypted chats expand to more users ahead of full rollout later this year
Meta is considerably expanding Messenger's encryption feature, rolling it out to "millions more people's chats" starting today.
Steve Dent08.23.2023WhatsApp may soon introduce usernames
The update could change the way users find each other on the app.
Sarah Fielding05.25.2023Google expands Gmail client-side encryption to more users
Google's client-side encryption protections aren't available on personal Workspace plans or accounts just yet, however.
Kris Holt02.28.2023Facebook Messenger encrypted chats now include more of the features you expect
Facebook Messenger's encrypted chats now include many features from unprotected conversations, including custom emoji and themes.
Jon Fingas01.23.2023Apple expands iCloud encryption as it backs away from controversial CSAM scanning plans
Apple is rolling out new security features that include encryption for most of your iCloud data — much to the chagrin of law enforcement.
Jon Fingas12.07.2022Google Messages starts testing end-to-end encryption for RCS group texts
Some folks who are enrolled in the Messages open beta program will gain access to encrypted group chats in the coming weeks ahead of a broader rollout.
Kris Holt12.02.2022Twitter seems to be working on end-to-end encryption for DMs again
Datamined code in Twitter's Android app indicates end-to-end encryption is on the way to protect direct messages from prying eyes.
Kris Holt11.16.2022Signal makes Google strike organizer Meredith Whittaker its first president
Privacy-focused messaging app Signal has hired former Google manager and tech critic Meredith Whittaker as its first president.
Steve Dent09.07.2022Meta starts testing default end-to-end encryption on Messenger
The company is also trialing a secure storage feature that backs up encrypted chat history.
Mariella Moon08.11.2022Zoom brings end-to-end encryption to its cloud phone service
E2EE protection is coming to meeting breakout rooms as well.
Kris Holt07.21.2022