Applications of encryption can protect or expose children to violence, promote or undermine their privacy, encourage or chill their expression. The report explores how encryption affects the full ...

Homomorphic encryption is a transformative cryptographic method that permits computations to be executed directly on encrypted data without the need for decryption. This capability not only guarantees ...

Apple yesterday announced that end-to-end encryption is coming to even more sensitive types of iCloud data, including device backups, messages, photos, and more, meeting the longstanding demand of ...

Now imagine another approach: instead of letting the jewelers have your pile of raw gold, it stays inside a locked box. Only you have the key. By inserting their hands into the box, the jeweler can ...

Meta’s end-to-end encrypted messaging app is used by billions of people. Here’s how to make sure you’re one of the most ...

In recent developments, six prominent messaging apps have decided to roll back their end-to-end encryption (E2EE) defaults, sparking significant debate and concern among users and cybersecurity ...

Bitcoin’s encryption and privacy could be at risk from quantum computing, but it is still a good investment for now, says Jan van Eck, CEO of investment manager VanEck. “There is something else going ...

In our tech-driven world, the right to privacy — once the cornerstone of democracy — is disappearing at an alarming rate. But not everyone is keen on having Big Tech companies and nation-states ...

Layer-1 blockchain Near will integrate Nym Technologies’ data privacy and encryption services for users and DApps operating across its ecosystem. Layer-1 protocol Near has tapped blockchain security ...

Two types of technologies could change the privacy afforded in encrypted messages, and changes to this space could impact all of us. This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review's weekly ...

All communications on WhatsApp, including text messages, calls and media, are end-to-end encrypted by default, using the highly secure Signal protocol. Telegram allows users to engage in group chats ...