matthew green
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Apple Updates iMessage With a New ‘Post-Quantum’ Encryption Protocol
Apple has rolled out an update to iMessage encryption, the likes of which includes post-quantum protections that the company calls the “most significant cryptographic security upgrade” in the messenger’s history. In a blog post published Wednesday, Apple announced the arrival of PQ3, a new encryption protocol designed to seriously upgrade the messenger’s security. Since its…
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WhatsApp Says It Won’t Be Scanning Your Photos for Child Abuse
Apple’s new tool to suss out potential child abuse in iPhone photos is already sparking controversy. On Friday, just one day after it was announced, Will Cathcart, the head of Facebook’s messaging app, WhatsApp, said that the company would decline to adopt the software on the grounds that it introduced a host of legal and…