For thousands of years, if you wanted to send a secret message, there was basically one way to do it. You’d scramble the message using a special rule, known only to you and your intended audience.

Gmail is improving email encryption by adding end-to-end encryption. Encrypted emails can be read directly within Gmail, and require extra steps on other providers. The new encryption method for Gmail ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Nov. 24, 2024: This story, originally published Nov.