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WhatsApp’s big rethink – it’ll soon allow texting without a phoneWhatsApp's big rethinkIt'll soon allow texting without a phone

Tom Rolfe
July 17, 2021
News
WhatsApp has long been one of the most popular apps in the world. The Facebook-owned chat app has...
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Pensacola investigation – Apple denies another FBI backdoor requestPensacola InvestigationApple denies another FBI backdoor request

Tom Rolfe
January 14, 2020
News
Remember a few years back, when Apple stood up to the FBI by refusing to create a dangerous...
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Review: Threema – Highly secure messagingThreemaHighly secure messaging

Jon Mundy
June 23, 2019
Apps, Social Networking
Developer: Threema GmbH Price: $3/£3 Size: 75.5MB Version: 4.1.1 Platform: iPhone & iPad Threema With the explosion of...
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Facebook rolls out end-to-end encryption for Messenger on iOS – here’s how to enable itMessenger privacyFacebook adds end-to-end encryption to iOS apps

Andy Price
October 5, 2016
News
Concerned about privacy on your device? There's good news for users of Facebook's Messenger app across iOS. The...
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Facebook plans to offer end-to-end encryption in Messenger appFacebook EncryptionMessenger to get opt-in privacy feature

Andy Price
June 2, 2016
News
Facebook is planning on offering end-to-end encryption within its Messenger app. The idea is it'll prevent both Facebook and...
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Apple calls U.S. anti-encryption proposal “unworkable”Anti-encryption billApple labels proposal "unworkable"

Tom Rolfe
April 20, 2016
News
Apple, alongside the other companies that make up Reform Government Surveillance (RGS), has written an open letter warning of...
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Hackers tap Congressman’s iPhone to prove security pointCellphone surveillanceHackers tap Congressman's iPhone

Tom Rolfe
April 18, 2016
News
In the wake of Apple's public battle with the FBI over encryption and privacy, a team of German...
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FBI unlocked iPhone 5c with help from ‘gray-hat’ pro hackersSecurity flawsFBI hired pro hackers to unlock iPhone

Tom Rolfe
April 13, 2016
News
A new report claims that a group of professional hackers – not Cellebrite, as we previously thought –...
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Messaging app Whatsapp adds secure end-to-end encryptionWhatsapp securityMessaging app adds end-to-end encryption

Tom Rolfe
April 6, 2016
Tips & Tricks
Popular messaging service Whatsapp has just taken a big step towards customer privacy by enabling full end-to-end encryption...
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FBI agree to hack more iOS devices in homicide investigationHomicide caseFBI agree to hack more iOS devices

Tom Rolfe
March 31, 2016
News
Recently the ongoing encryption dispute between Apple and the FBI came to an end, as the Department of...
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Encryption saga finally over as FBI breaks into iPhone without AppleFBI hacks iPhoneEncryption saga finally over

Tom Rolfe
March 29, 2016
News
It's over! The big tech news story of the year so far has finally come to an end,...
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Israeli firm helping the FBI hack terrorist shooter’s iPhone 5cHacking the iPhone 5cIsraeli firm helping the FBI

Tom Rolfe
March 23, 2016
News
As we reported yesterday, the FBI has postponed its court hearing with Apple regarding breaking into the iPhone...
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FBI postpone court hearing with Apple, will try to hack iPhone itselfEncryption hearing postponedFBI may be able to hack iPhone itself

Tom Rolfe
March 22, 2016
News
Just a day before a scheduled heavyweight court hearing with Apple, the FBI has asked the courts to...
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Analysis: Why Apple must win its encryption battle with the FBIAnalysis: Apple vs. FBIWhy Apple must win

Kenny Hemphill
March 22, 2016
News
The privacy fight between Apple and the FBI has been raging for weeks now, with the iPhone-maker showing...
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Encryption debate latest: Apple calls FBI request ‘deeply offensive’Encryption DebateApple calls FBI request 'deeply offensive'

Tom Rolfe
March 16, 2016
News
The Apple-FBI encryption debate goes on. Apple's latest filing hits back at the Department of Justice, claiming that...
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John Oliver’s comedic take on the Apple-FBI encryption caseJohn OliverComedic take on Apple-FBI case

Tom Rolfe
March 14, 2016
News
Comedian John Oliver has weighed in on the encryption battle between Apple and the FBI with one of his...
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Apple want encryption case to go to congress as FBI spat continuesApple-FBI spatEncryption case to go to Congress?

Tom Rolfe
February 24, 2016
News
Apple v.s. the FBI. Privacy v.s. Justice. Goliath v.s. another Goliath. However you slice it, Apple's refusal to write new...
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FBI argue iOS backdoor would not create ‘dangerous precedent’FBI open letterArgument with Apple over iOS backdoor continues

Tom Rolfe
February 22, 2016
News
The saga continues: FBI director James Comey has responded to Apple CEO Tim Cook's open letter about privacy...
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Tim Cook says Apple will fight the FBI on ‘dangerous’ backdoor proposalTim Cook v.s. FBIApple will fight 'dangerous' backdoor proposals

Tom Rolfe
February 17, 2016
News
Apple CEO Tim Cook has issued an open letter to customers in a bid to explain why the company...
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Tim Cook meets with White House over encryption lawsEncryption lawsTim Cook meets with White House

Tom Rolfe
January 13, 2016
News
Apple's CEO Tim Cook met with White House officials, intelligence agency personnel and some of his Silicon Valley contemporaries...
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