Why do some iMessages say 'encrypted' on iPhone? Here's what it means

After Apple released the iOS 26.5 update for iPhones, the iMessage app now says "Encrypted." Why does this text show up? What ...
Lifehacker

Your End-to-End Encrypted Messages Aren't As Secure As You Think

June 29, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Earlier in May, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued Meta for deceiving users on the level of security offered ...
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Meta Unveils New Tech That Uses AI to Translate Brain Activity Into Text—Without Surgery

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meta introduced Brain2Qwerty v2, a non-invasive AI system that decodes brain activity into text. The model achieved 61% ...
IEEE

Encryption Using Random Vigenère and Transposition Cipher for the Internet of Things

Abstract: The confidentiality and integrity of sensitive data are increasingly critical due to the growing number of transactions conducted over the Internet using Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The New York Times

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...
IEEE

End-to-End Open-Set Semi-Supervised Learning for Fine-Grained Encrypted Traffic Classification

Abstract: Encrypted traffic classification is crucial for enhancing network management, service quality, and security. However, real-world network environments are inherently open-world scenarios in ...
CBS News

Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die."

A college student in Michigan received a threatening response during a chat with Google's AI chatbot Gemini. In a back-and-forth conversation about the challenges and solutions for aging adults, ...
Gizmodo

Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App

A team of developers, including the co-creator of the Signal protocol and contributors from Microsoft and Harvard, are building out open-source software that can help bring the sort of hardened ...
Wired

Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance. So one group of ...