Instagram will remove end-to-end encryption for direct messages between users from May 8, 2026. When the date comes around, ...

Meta is pulling its end-to-end encryption option on Instagram DMs. The company announced the change in an update to its support page and via alerts to users in the app, writing: End-to-end encrypted ...

A federal investigator at the Commerce Department tried to sound the alarm. He had been looking into claims that Meta could ...

The latest test version of iOS 26.5 includes a changelog about bringing some new protections to texts. The smartphone ...

TikTok will not introduce end-to-end encryption for direct messages (DMs) on its platform, according to a new report from the BBC. The social media giant says end-to-end encryption would make users ...

FBI warnings and new attacks show encrypted messaging isn’t as safe as you think — your phone and your accounts are now the real targets.

It may have escaped notice for many, but Instagram has employed end-to-end encryption for its messaging since 2023. It won’t for much longer. Meta has confirmed that on May 8, end-to-end encryption ...

Users of Android and iPhone smartphones can now benefit from end-to-end Gmail encryption, for any recipient, Google has confirmed. But there’s a catch.

The technical foundation is client-side encryption, which Google has been building into Workspace for several years across Drive, Docs, Sheets, Meet, and now Gmail. The key principle is key custody: ...

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

If you've ever wondered if TikTok would ever offer a more secure messaging experience, you now have an answer. TikTok has told the BBC that it will not protect direct messages sent in the app with end ...

According to a new report from the BBC, TikTok has revealed to the publication that it is not planning on adding end-to-end encryption to its direct messages feature. It was revealed by TikTok that ...