Ring starts offering end-to-end encryption to (some) of its users

Posted on 13/01/2021 by Engadget

Ring is announcing that end-to-end encryption (E2E) is rolling out to all users, in the form of a technical preview, starting today. The video doorbell company says that it will ask its customers for feedback before it becomes a standard, and require...

Zoom acquires security startup Keybase to offer end-to-end encryption

Posted on 07/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

In its latest effort to beef up security, Zoom has acquired Keybase, a popular startup that provides encrypted communication services -- like secure messaging and file sharing. The deal is part of Zoom’s 90-day plan to address security issues brought...

DOJ will ask Facebook to halt end-to-end encryption plans

Posted on 03/10/2019 by Engadget RSS Feed

The Department of Justice is set to ask Facebook to pause plans for end-to-end encryption across all of its messaging services. It will urge the company not to move forward "without ensuring that there is no reduction to user safety."

Facebook Messenger now lets you toggle end-to-end encryption

Posted on 04/10/2016 by Engadget RSS Feed

With the flick of a switch back in April, the popular international messaging service WhatsApp turned on end-to-end encryption for every conversation in its system, dramatically boosting security for its 1 billion-person userbase. At long last, paren...

Google Unveils End-to-end Encrypted Video Calling App

Posted on 16/08/2016 by ians

Tech giant Google on Tuesday launched Duo, a one-to-one, end-to-end encrypted video calling app that is now available on Android and iOS devices.Duo is Google's take on other popular video calling...

Brazilian government blocks WhatsApp for 72 hours

Posted on 02/05/2016 by Andrew Dalton

A Brazilian judge has order local cellphone carriers to block WhatsApp on their networks for 72 hours, effectively locking out over 100 million users from the Facebook-owned messaging service.

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