Apple begins testing end-to-end encryption for Apple-to-Android RCS

Now, Apple's latest iOS 26.4 Developer Beta 2 finally starts testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Apple-to-Android RCS messaging, leveraging the GSMA’s RCS Universal Profile 3.0, which uses ...

iOS 26.4 Beta Adds End-to-End Encryption for iPhone-to-Android RCS Texts

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...
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Key Encryption Techniques for the IAPP CIPP/A Exam

If you're preparing for the IAPP CIPP/A exam, you probably already know that it's not just about memorizing laws, it's about understanding how privacy principles, governance, and technical safeguards ...
Dark Reading

'Encrypt It Already' Campaign Pushes Big Tech to Prioritize E2E Encryption

A new encryption initiative from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urges large technology and communications companies to follow through on previously made data and privacy protection promises ...
Ars Technica

How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft

In early 2025, Forbes reports, investigators at the FBI served Microsoft with a warrant seeking the BitLocker encryption recovery keys for several laptops it believed held evidence of fraud in Guam’s ...
New Scientist

End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

We all keep secrets. Whether you are trying to protect messages to loved ones, company accounts or vital state intelligence, the technology that allows you peace of mind in our increasingly online ...
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How SharpLink Plans to Grow in 2026 After Amassing Nearly $3 Billion in Ethereum

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ethereum treasury firm SharpLink Gaming aims to productively use its ETH holdings in 2026. The firm staked $170 million in ...
Engadget

How a VPN works (and why you should care)

The best VPNs can make your online life more private with software that's convenient and cheap — sometimes even free. While keeping your IP address invisible, you can use your VPN to explore streaming ...
Bleeping Computer

Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice

The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them. According to Cisco Talos researchers, ...
The Verge

WhatsApp can now use passkeys to secure your backups

Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to memorize passwords or lengthy encryption keys. Chat backup encryption will no longer require you to ...
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We’re Making it Easier to Encrypt Your WhatsApp Chat Backups

We’re introducing passkey-encrypted chat backups, so it’s easier than ever before to encrypt your backups using your fingerprint, face, or screen lock code. WhatsApp was the first private messaging ...