How to enable WhatsApp's two-step verification
WhatsApp is adding two-step verification, an extra security feature that all users should enable as soon as it becomes available. Here's how it works.
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Iran orders messaging apps to store data of local users in the country
Iran has ordered messaging apps to transfer data and activity records of Iranian users to local servers within one year, a move that will give the country a greater ability to monitor and censor the online activity of its people.
John Ribeiro | 30 May | Read more
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Everything you need to know about the iMessage security flaw patched by iOS 9.3
Security researchers discovered a number of weaknesses in iMessage's encryption system. Apple's patches are already slated to appear.
Glenn Fleishman | 22 Mar | Read more
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Wickr brings its self-destructing messages to Windows, Mac and Linux
Wickr has launched a set of new desktop apps for anyone feeling skittish about conversing over the Internet.
Jared Newman | 05 Dec | Read more
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Meet Bleep, BitTorrent's invite-only serverless chat app
BitTorrent has teased its chat product for months, and now some lucky testers will get the chance to see the pre-alpha in action. The serverless chat client, designed to evade surveillance and big data collection, also has a name: BitTorrent Bleep.
Caitlin McGarry | 31 Jul | Read more
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Chadder: John McAfee slaps name on "private" messaging app
John McAfee thinks the world could use one more messaging app.
Jared Newman | 06 May | Read more
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Wickr wants to spread its spy-level encryption to your favorite games and apps
Nico Sell doesn't work on games, but she's meeting with creators at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week because they all need what she's selling: Security.
Caitlin McGarry | 20 Mar | Read more
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Facebook to offer Snapchat-like 'self-destructing' message app, says report
Facebook is working on a messaging app that will allow users to send each other "self-destructing" messages and photos, according to reports. The app could expand Facebook's growing portfolio of mobile apps within weeks.
Daniel Ionescu | 17 Dec | Read more
