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You probably don’t think about how your messages are protected, but you should. I don’t know very much about what goes into war planning, but I assume that the communications infrastructure that ...

The RCS communication protocol is basically next-gen SMS, adding support for features like typing indicators, read receipts, and higher-quality image, video, and file sharing features. Google has been ...

Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to send fully encrypted Gmail messages that not even Google could intrude on and read? Well, the wait’s over! Google Workspace has also implemented the ...

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Great news for Xiaomi users! Soon, you can send fully encrypted messages to iPhone users using RCS messaging. The GSMA has introduced a new standard for messaging, which allows Android and iPhone ...

The FBI and others are now recommending that Americans send encrypted messages while texting or emailing someone. This comes after officials told NBC News that there was an unprecedented cyberattack ...

The beta feature for enterprise accounts allows Gmail users to simply toggle encryption for external emails. The beta feature for enterprise accounts allows Gmail users to simply toggle encryption for ...

Federal authorities announced hackers in China have stolen "customer call records data" of an unknown number of Americans, but encrypted messaging could be the first line of defense for people in the ...

When Google announced Tuesday that end-to-end encrypted messages were coming to Gmail for business users, some people balked, noting it wasn’t true E2EE as the term is known in privacy and security ...

Everyone who has a supercomputer in their pocket today (and you probably do) has access to a critical part of modern global communication: secure, end-to-end encrypted messaging. But encroaching ...

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