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Why You Should Stop Using Your Facebook Messenger App - Forbes Why You Should Stop Using Your Facebook Messenger App - Forbes Posted: 30 Dec 2020 03:00 PM PST Facebook's new " all or nothing " legal fight with the U.S. government could be surprisingly bad news for the billion-plus people using Facebook Messenger. If you're one of them, here's why you should switch to an alternative for 2021. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Facebook's latest antitrust battle centers on the strategy behind its acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram, the threat being the forced divestiture of both. Right now, though, those two apps plus Messenger are in the midst of a  protracted three-way integration  to create the world's leading messaging platform. First touted two years ago, this was the realization of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's  vision  for "the future of communication [to] increasingly shift to private, encr...

The best encrypted messaging apps for iOS and Android - Digital Trends The best encrypted messaging apps for iOS and Android - Digital Trends Posted: 01 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST Using an encrypted messaging app ensures only those with whom you are exchanging messages can actually decipher them, but not every messaging app contains this useful feature. If you want to keep your chats secret, you need a messaging app with powerful encryption software designed to prevent a range of third-parties from invading your privacy. While there are quite a number of good encrypted apps out there, many have flaws associated with their operations, their owners, or both. For example, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp are both encrypted and work quite well by themselves, but they are also owned by Facebook, which has a problematic historical relationship with privacy. Apple owns the highly regarded encrypted iMessage , but that app does not encrypt data like...

Files by Google adds PIN protection for your most sensitive files on Android - The Verge Files by Google adds PIN protection for your most sensitive files on Android - The Verge Posted: 05 Aug 2020 12:00 AM PDT The Files by Google app , which primarily gives Android users an easy way to manage files and free up space on their phone, is getting a new PIN-protected "Safe Folder" feature . After setting up a four-digit PIN, you can store any of your sensitive files in this encrypted folder. The folder is locked the moment you switch away to another app, and its contents are only accessible through Files by Google. According to Google, the feature is mainly designed to help people who share Android devices, which it says is common for women in many parts of the world. Safe Folders keep important files like identity documents safe and secure from accidental deletion or sharing by kids, for example. And yes, it could also help anyone who...

How to Encrypt Your Calls & Texts on Android - Gadget Hacks How to Encrypt Your Calls & Texts on Android - Gadget Hacks Posted: 05 Nov 2015 12:00 AM PST In the digital age, maintaining your privacy is a never-ending battle. All sorts of companies and agencies have access to your data, and quite a few can eavesdrop on almost every method of modern communication. In an effort to push back, Open Whisper Systems has been at the forefront of encrypted mobile communications for quite some time now. Their TextSecure and RedPhone apps—originally an exclusive feature in CyanogenMod ROMs—have brought secure, fully-encrypted calls and texts to smartphone users around the globe. Hoping to consolidate things, Open Whisper Systems has recently combined their two secure communications apps into a singular entity called Signal . As a result, your calls and SMS messages can now be made safe from prying eyes by installing one simple app, and I...

End-to-end encryption for RCS starts rolling out in Google Messages beta - Android Police End-to-end encryption for RCS starts rolling out in Google Messages beta - Android Police Posted: 08 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST Google announced that end-to-end encryption was coming to its RCS messaging system last month . At the time, all we knew was that the rollout would begin soon via Google's Messages app beta . Based on our reader's reports, that rollout for end-to-end encryption has now started. Security-minded folks can review Google's whitepaper regarding the Messages app's approach to encryption. Reports regarding the rollout are widespread, across Twitter and the Universal Profile subreddit . Although it may not be live for everyone just yet, some others claim to have had the feature in at least some conversations for the last week or so. For those that have it, the feature is clearly indicated with a new lock ico...

Top 10 Full Disk Encryption Products - eSecurity Planet Top 10 Full Disk Encryption Products - eSecurity Planet Posted: 05 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT Data in the clear is no small security risk for organizations of all sizes. When data is stored "in the clear," it's unencrypted, meaning that anyone with access to the storage device or file can view the data. Encrypted data, on the other hand, provides an obstacle and a layer of risk mitigation against loss, since the data is not easily readable without the right encryption key. Encrypted data involves both data in transit as well as data at rest. For data in transit, TLS (transport layer security) has long been the standard. For data at rest, there are multiple mechanisms and technologies, including file-based and full disk encryption options. See our picks for the top enterprise encryption vendors Full disk encryption provides a pervasive layer of encryption across an entire s...

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