European Union countries are moving away from American tech giants to run their own clouds and servers to control their digital destiny. You can do this, too. Here's how.

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WhatsApp is vehemently denying claims made in a new class-action lawsuit that it can access users' private messages, labeling the suit "categorically false and absurd" WhatsApp has dismissed ...

Apple has encrypted iMessage conversations since 2011, but texts between iPhone and Android users remain exposed. EFF’s Thorin Klosowski emphasized that end-to-end encryption remains an effective tool ...

Multiple plaintiffs from around the world have filed a lawsuit in a US federal court alleging that Meta is misleading users about the privacy of WhatsApp messages. The complaint claims that WhatsApp ...

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 ...

Apple may be close to implementing encryption for RCS messages. The signs of this were reportedly discovered in iOS 26.3 Beta 2. This will finally enable encrypted messaging between Android and Apple ...

Code hints in the latest iOS 26.3 developer beta indicate end-to-end encryption is finally coming to RCS messaging on iOS. In March 2025, Apple and the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standards body ...

Apple appears close to supporting end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, almost a year after the GSM Association said it was working to implement the privacy feature for messages sent between ...

Microsoft is investigating a bug preventing recipients from opening encrypted emails in classic Outlook after a recent update. This known issue affects users who try to open messages encrypted with ...

Abstract: In everyday life, it is crucial to protect our data and communication. The necessity for secure message communication is not a novel concept. It has existed for a long time. Data security ...

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