Apple Just Fixed iPhone-to-Android Texting — But There’s a Catch

Apple Finally Fixes One of Texting’s Biggest Security Problems

Apple and Google are finally bringing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging to iPhone and Android chats. In this episode, Tom Eston and Kevin Tackett explain why that matters, why insecure SMS is not ...
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Conflicting Messages on Messages: Tx AG Sues Meta About WhatsApp Encryption Claims

To a cryptographer, those distinctions are elementary. To an ordinary user, they are usually invisible. When a messaging app says “your messages are encrypted,” many users hear something much stronger: “nobody else ...
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TikTok Refuses End-to-End Encryption for DMs — Here's What That Really Means

TikTok Says No to End-to-End Encryption: Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal

In a move that bucks the entire industry trend, TikTok has confirmed it will not implement end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for direct messages on its platform — arguing that E2EE would make users ...
Discord's End-to-End Encryption: What You Need to Know!

Discord’s New End-to-End Encryption, LinkedIn Using Your Data for AI Training

In episode 348, Tom and Scott discuss Discord’s new end-to-end encryption for audio and video calls, involving the DAVE Protocol, third-party vetting by Trail of Bits, and its impact on users. They ...
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E2EE is MIA in iPhone/Android Chat — GSMA Gonna Fix it

No More Barf-Green Bubbles? GSM Association is “excited” to bring Apple and Google closer together, but encryption is still lacking ...
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