Mobile computing means the possibility of loss or theft. These 3 apps keep your data safe and secret. Laptop computers have become mobile stores of massive amounts of information. Add to that the ...

I have been moving from Google and Microsoft to Proton products. Proton's email and other products include encryption by default, and password-protecting messages adds a layer of security. However, I ...

This article is a preview of The Tech Friend newsletter. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. One feature of apps such as iMessage and WhatsApp is that your texts or voice ...

We all knew stickers, payment options, and games would appear as the first wave of iMessage apps the moment iOS 10 shipped. Less obvious was the availability of encrypted-message apps that work within ...

End-to-end encryption is a way to keep messages private. It’s sometimes used by apps, which basically turn those messages into unintelligible chunks of data as soon as a user hits “Send.” The idea is ...

You may not think much about encryption day to day, but it’s the reason the FBI can't easily get at the data on the iPhones that come into its possession; it also means if someone steals your phone, ...

In today's interconnected world, data is more than just a resource — it's the foundation of modern business and society. And as its value has increased, so too have the efforts to compromise it. From ...

“Download Signal,” a career federal employee and longtime source for information told me last month. “We can talk on that. It’s not a good time right now. A lot of us are nervous.” I received similar ...

When it comes to privacy and security, many people who deal with sensitive information turned to encrypted chat app Signal. Fresh on the heels of his decision to move all Senate websites to HTTPS, ...

If you carry your laptop anywhere, it could be lost or stolen — along with your private data. These 3 encryption apps keep your info safe and secret.

Types of encryption The two leading types of encryption are private key (also called symmetric key) cryptography and public key cryptography. In private key, a single key is used for both encryption ...