British Army soldiers face prison after pleading guilty to offering to sell a kilo of cannabis The soldiers faced a court hearing cloaked in secrecy as they pleaded guilty to offering to sell drug Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025
Is it possible to send a truly anonymous message? Is there such a thing as a really, truly private message? Here's everything you need to know about anonymous communication. TechRadar · Feb 19, 2025
Signal's Meredith Whittaker sees opportunity in Europe Signal wants to build an alternative to tech's advertising business model. Fortune · Feb 14, 2025
The EU wants to scan every message sent in Europe. Will that really make us safer? Lawmakers argue that mass surveillance will help to protect children. But the implications for our privacy and security are staggering, says journalist Apostolis Fotiadis The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
Telegram data sharing has increased by 6,000% since CEO's arrest Messaging app Telegram has significantly increased the amount of personal data it shares with the authorities. Here's what this means and what you can do about it. Tom’s Guide · Jan 9, 2025
Salt Typhoon: US cybersecurity watchdog urges switch to Signal-like messaging apps ... TechRadar · Dec 19, 2024
WhatsApp is the next social media to go down in Pakistan – can you still contact relatives? WhatsApp is the latest platform to be hit by internet restrictions in Pakistan. But what is happening and can you still contact relatives? Tom’s Guide · Nov 26, 2024
Edward Snowden's favorite secretive messenger is now ready for Windows on Arm PCs One of the most popular secure messenging apps just released an update that delivers support for Windows PCs running Arm-based processors like the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite found in Microsoft's Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11. Windows Central · Nov 20, 2024
Signal wants to offer a more private alternative to Zoom and Microsoft Teams group calls Hosting group calls on Signal gets a major upgrade with call links, emoji reactions and more. TechRadar · Nov 12, 2024
Trump Media execs quit amid CEO claims The firm that operates Truth Social is in turmoil following internal complaints to company board Salon · Oct 4, 2024
Far-right extremists flee from Telegram to SimpleX over privacy features App that doesn’t require users’ emails or phone numbers secured over $1m in funding with help from Jack Dorsey The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2024
The EU still wants to scan your private chats – here's what you can do about it The controversial CSAM scanning proposal is back on the agenda. Here's what we know so far and what you can do about it. TechRadar · Sep 13, 2024
Telegram's CEO faces criminal charges – how will this affect users' privacy? Pavel Durov has now been released but is still under investigation for allegedly allowing criminal activity on the platform. TechRadar · Aug 31, 2024
Why Telegram Chief's Arrest Raises 'Red Flags' For Tech Bosses Now that France has charged Telegram's founder with failing to stop illegal activity on his platform, other tech bosses may have reason to weigh the wisdom of jetting into Europe themselves. International Business Times · Aug 29, 2024
TechRadar · Aug 16, 2024 How to unblock Signal with a VPN Signal is facing fresh bans in Russia and Venezuela – so, with that in mind, is it possible to unblock the app? Here's what you need to know.
Fortune · Aug 12, 2024 Signal, Instagram, and X feel the heat of censorship by authoritarian governments Instagram's back in Turkey, but Russians and Venezuelans have lost Signal as their governments deal with embarrassing crises.
Top News · Aug 9, 2024 Russia Blocks Signal App Amid Tightened Information Controls Roskomnadzor blocks Signal app in Russia amid crackdown on dissent and media freedom post Ukraine conflict.
Salon · Jul 17, 2024 Trump Media deal could help him cash in Company eases way for Trump to turn his stock into something more tangible with $2.5 billion option
Fortune · Jun 21, 2024 Why a log of redacted Signal messages shines a light on Amazon’s glass ceiling The tech industry is working to fix the longstanding lack of diversity in its senior ranks, but the problem continues to manifest itself again and again.
Al Jazeera · Jun 20, 2024 ‘Orwellian’: EU’s push to mass scan private messages on WhatsApp, Signal EU member states to vote on controversial Chat Control 2 proposals to scan communications for child sex abuse material.
TechRadar · Jun 19, 2024 The EU wants to scan your WhatsApp chats—and privacy experts are furious While the revised Chat Control is set to be voted on June 20, Signal CEO and other experts warn against its privacy and security risk. Here is what's at stake.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 19, 2024 ‘You cannot do mass surveillance privately, full stop’: Signal boss hits out at government encryption-busting moves A ‘legitimate grievance’ with big tech firms is being used by police as a pretext to undermine privacy, Meredith Whittaker says
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2024 ‘Encryption is deeply threatening to power’: Meredith Whittaker of messaging app Signal The woman in charge of the secure communication channel remains implacably opposed to the ‘disease’ of surveillance – and concerned about the sharing of personal data
TechRadar · Jun 7, 2024 Proposed EU Chat Control law wants permission to scan your WhatsApp messages The revised Chat Control draft law is "a depressing step backward," experts say, from the European Court's decision to make it illegal to break encryption.
TechRadar · Jun 1, 2024 WhatsApp encryption isn't the problem, metadata is Despite WhatsApp being under scrutiny for data vulnerability, don't worry, its encryption is not flawed. But this doesn't mean you are completely out of risk.