Artificial intelligence, a lack of awareness of data privacy, and regulatory pressures are among the biggest threats to the ...

Few things frustrate internet users more than losing connection, being watched online or dealing with censorship. If you've ever had spotty service or worried about who might be reading your messages, ...

Messaging app Signal is in the news, and not for anything positive. Defense Secretary and former Fox News contributor Pete Hegseth recently demonstrated how not to use a secure communications channel ...

In this highly connected world, it’s getting harder to keep private things private. Every text or email we send is out there for bad actors, government agencies, and even the company that you pay for ...

Using the Notes app on your iPhone as a messaging app is a surprisingly clever way to have a discreet conversation. You can use it to plan a surprise party for a loved one or disguise sensitive ...

We have probably all done it: Gossiped about a friend in an email, only to discover we accidentally included the friend in the correspondence. Or dashed off a sensitive text to Gene, our friend, and ...

The Trump administration is facing heavy blowback for using Signal, a messaging app, to discuss sensitive military plans. On March 24, officials’ usage of the app was revealed after The Atlantic ...

With news this week of the messaging app being used to discuss war plans, we get you up to speed on what Signal should be used for—and what it shouldn’t. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our ...

The president of Signal defended the messaging app’s security on Wednesday after top Trump administration officials mistakenly included a journalist in an encrypted chatroom they used to discuss a ...

If you’ve ever opened a group chat on WhatsApp and felt a knot in your stomach at the sight of endless unread messages, help is at hand. Meta-owned WhatsApp has just announced Private Message ...

Meta’s AI can write a catch-up summary of messages you’ve missed. Meta’s AI can write a catch-up summary of messages you’ve missed. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, ...