Bad news for anyone sliding into the DM’s—Instagram will no longer support encrypted messaging.

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Nation-states and malicious actors are collecting encrypted data so they can read it with future quantum computers. These ...

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino ...

The pair will share the $1 million prize for their pioneering work in quantum cryptography and the broader field of quantum information science. Their 1984 paper ...

Marlinspike has been working on an encrypted chatbot called Confer, and will reportedly be helping Meta integrate the ...

Moxie Marlinspike says the technology powering his encrypted AI chatbot, Confer, will be integrated into Meta AI. The move ...

Meta says barely anyone used it. Critics say that's not the point. Instagram's most private feature is gone — and the timing couldn't be more loaded.

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 ...

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 ...

While social media platforms have a habit of copying each other, there’s one area where TikTok is forging its own path. TikTok doesn’t use end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages, the BBC ...