Chris has reported for various tech and consumer goods outlets over the past decade, including Android Police and MakeUseOf since early 2022. Previously, he has contributed to outlets such as ...

Apple joined the RCS bandwagon last year, giving its users the ability to exchange rich text messages with their Android counterparts. The only problem? Those messages are not encrypted, exposing them ...

Google Messages encryption will launch this month for beta users. After beta testing is complete, the security protocol will roll out to all Messages users over the next year. End-to-end encryption ...

The recent bombshell lawsuit filed in San Francisco has sent ripples through the tech world, fueled by whistleblower claims that Meta’s "end-to-end encryption" might have a secret backdoor. While Meta ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

What you need to know to protect your messages Beyond Meta’s suite of apps, it can be hard to keep straight the level of encryption provided by popular messaging services. Twitter does not encrypt ...

We all knew stickers, payment options, and games would appear as the first wave of iMessage apps the moment iOS 10 shipped. Less obvious was the availability of encrypted-message apps that work within ...