encryption
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It Looks Like Apple’s Tool That Stops Cops From Hacking Your iPhone Isn’t Coming To IOS 11.4
Security researchers at a password-recovery firm claimed to have found an encryption feature in the beta of iOS 11.4 that would definitely make your device more secure and might even prevent authorities to use the cracking tools that have cropped up recently. Sadly, it appears the tool will not be included in the final release,…
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Twitter Appears To Be Testing Encrypted Direct Messages
With Facebook, Google, WhatsApp and Signal all offering various forms of encrypted messaging, Twitter has often seemed like the lone holdout. The company has been pressed to add an encryption option to its direct messaging – most notably by Edward Snowden – but the feature has yet to be introduced.
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WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Quits After Internal Battle With Facebook Over User Privacy
Jan Koum, the billionaire CEO of Facebook subsidiary WhatsApp, is leaving the company following disputes over “the popular messaging service’s strategy and Facebook’s attempts to use its personal data and weaken its encryption,” The Washington Post reported today.
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ProtonMail Launches A Shorter Email Domain And Other New Features For Encryption Lovers
An encrypted email service widely used among journalists and political dissidents just got several new sick features, including, let’s be honest, the only thing we really care about: a shorter domain name.