This is exactly where private messaging apps come to the rescue. These programs are designed to reduce how much of your communication exists beyond your device. They do this by encrypting messages end ...

I review privacy tools like hardware security keys, password managers, private messaging apps and ad-blocking software. I also report on online scams and offer advice to families and individuals about ...

Have you been using the new RCS format to send texts between an iPhone and an Android phone? If so, you could be exposing your messages to snooping by foreign hackers. In a news call with reporters on ...

The incident instantly ignited fiery criticism over the Trump administration’s security practices. Former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg wrote on Threads that “from an operational security ...

Blocking screenshots is a feature, not a bug, to keep sensitive info secure in apps. Secure flag enabled on screen blocks capture attempts by the OS, causing errors. Workarounds to bypass screenshot ...

Signal is rolling out a much-awaited feature: secure backups. Now, users can safely store and restore their message history, something that was impossible before without manually backing up or ...