Encryption may sound like a digital buzzword, but even if you’re not tech-savvy, encryption is a very important part of your life. More than likely, your bank, credit card companies—and even some ...

Apple may be preparing to add end-to-end encryption to RCS messages, with new clues spotted in the iOS 26.3 beta pointing to ...

Phone encryption is currently a hot topic in the mobile world, therefore it was only a matter of time until the FBI commented on such technology. The agency did just that in a speech at the Brookings ...

A hot potato: State-sponsored hackers linked to Beijing recently breached American telecom providers in a big way. The gravity of the situation has prompted the FBI and CISA officials to advise users ...

It might be a good thing if members of organized crime groups aren’t big readers of IT news because they’d certainly be interested in this product: a cordless encryption phone. The Gigaset SL74X, ...

Apple confirmed iOS 18 will support RCS messaging on iPhone and then brought RCS functionality to the first iOS 18 betas. You can text your Android contacts via RCS right now, assuming your carrier ...

People in New York don’t actually need cell phones, do they? Photo: Dariusz Sankowski/Pixabay Have you heard the one about the phone encryption bill in New York that will fine retailers $2,500 for ...

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein lamented the inability for federal investigators to get into the cellphones of crime suspects and the failure of technology companies to assist in the effort.

WASHINGTON -- FBI director James Comey warned Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be stalled, suspects ...

WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey sharply criticized Apple and Google on Thursday for developing forms of smartphone encryption so secure that law enforcement officials cannot easily gain access ...