The recent bombshell lawsuit filed in San Francisco has sent ripples through the tech world, fueled by whistleblower claims that Meta’s “end-to-end encryption” might have a secret backdoor. While Meta ...

Ripple effect: Questions about whether WhatsApp's encryption works as Meta describes have taken center stage in a new international lawsuit filed in a US federal court, where plaintiffs allege that ...

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The recent bombshell lawsuit filed in San Francisco has sent ripples through the tech world, fueled by whistleblower claims that Meta’s "end-to-end encryption" might have a secret backdoor. While Meta ...

End-to-end encryption (nicknamed E2EE) has been a major selling point of Meta's WhatsApp messenger since the feature was introduced in 2016. In short, true E2EE ensures that texts, calls, images, and ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. An ...

Dead phones during emergencies are dangerous, but discovering your “private” messages aren’t actually private? That’s a different kind of crisis entirely. A massive class-action lawsuit filed January ...

Hours after Whatsapp chief Will Cathcart called out Elon Musk for posting ‘totally false’ information that “WhatsApp is not secure,” the Meta-owned instant messaging app has launched Strict Account ...

WhatsApp is claiming that a new lawsuit accusing it of failing to encrypt users’ communications is simply retaliation from an Israeli spyware company it has been battling for years. The longstanding ...

5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free ...

Weave Robotics has started shipping Isaac 0, a $7,999 stationary robot that promises to fold your laundry while yo ...

Apple is reportedly developing a Face ID smart doorbell that could unlock doors automatically, expanding its privacy-focused push into home security.