On March 13, 2026, Instagram’s support pages quietly updated a document that caused a firestorm in the online privacy community. Meta has announced plans to end support for end-to-end encryption in Instagram messages after May …
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YouTube is expanding its testing of private messages that allow for conversations while sharing videos
The YouTube streaming platform reintroduced the private messaging feature last year, which allows users to directly message and chat within the app itself. The function is currently only available in the mobile version of the …
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private Android is coming to future phones
Motorola and the GrapheneOS Foundation, the organization behind the security-focused GrapheneOS Android system, have officially announced a new strategic partnership that could change the situation with support for alternative Android platforms outside of the Google …
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Users are suing Meta, claiming they can see private WhatsApp messages despite encryption
A group of users from Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa filed a class-action lawsuit in California against Meta Platforms Inc. and its messaging service WhatsApp, claiming that the company is misrepresenting the security …
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