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As of today, end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages is no longer available. DMs that you send to people on ...

Google is rolling out an end-to-end encrypted email feature for business customers, but it could spawn phishing attacks, particularly in non-Gmail inboxes. End-to-end encryption is a protection that ...

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Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide. Crucially, few companies ...

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Instagram is disabling end-to-end encryption for direct messages on May 8, 2026, a significant privacy rollback from parent company Meta. This means your private conversations will no longer be secure ...

Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, covering news and reviews on ...

Discord says it has switched on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default for every voice and video call across its platforms, ...

Discord has completed its rollout of end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls. The company said the protection now ...

iOS 26.5 is now available to everyone after six weeks of beta testing. The update adds fresh wallpapers, new features to Apple Maps, and more. Perhaps most notably, iOS 26.5 adds support for ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs. The feature will "no longer be supported after May 8, 2026," the company wrote in an ...