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 NewsWhatsApp has long been one of the most popular apps in the world. The Facebook-owned chat app has... Read more
Pensacola investigation – Apple denies another FBI backdoor requestPensacola InvestigationApple denies another FBI backdoor request Tom Rolfe January 14, 2020 NewsRemember a few years back, when Apple stood up to the FBI by refusing to create a dangerous... Read more
4.5Review: Threema – Highly secure messagingThreemaHighly secure messaging Jon Mundy June 23, 2019 Apps, Social NetworkingDeveloper: Threema GmbH Price: $3/£3 Size: 75.5MB Version: 4.1.1 Platform: iPhone & iPad Threema With the explosion of... Read more
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 NewsConcerned about privacy on your device? There's good news for users of Facebook's Messenger app across iOS. The... Read more
Facebook plans to offer end-to-end encryption in Messenger appFacebook EncryptionMessenger to get opt-in privacy feature Andy Price June 2, 2016 NewsFacebook is planning on offering end-to-end encryption within its Messenger app. The idea is it'll prevent both Facebook and... Read more
Apple calls U.S. anti-encryption proposal “unworkable”Anti-encryption billApple labels proposal "unworkable" Tom Rolfe April 20, 2016 NewsApple, alongside the other companies that make up Reform Government Surveillance (RGS), has written an open letter warning of... Read more
Hackers tap Congressman’s iPhone to prove security pointCellphone surveillanceHackers tap Congressman's iPhone Tom Rolfe April 18, 2016 NewsIn the wake of Apple's public battle with the FBI over encryption and privacy, a team of German... Read more
FBI unlocked iPhone 5c with help from ‘gray-hat’ pro hackersSecurity flawsFBI hired pro hackers to unlock iPhone Tom Rolfe April 13, 2016 NewsA new report claims that a group of professional hackers – not Cellebrite, as we previously thought –... Read more
Messaging app Whatsapp adds secure end-to-end encryptionWhatsapp securityMessaging app adds end-to-end encryption Tom Rolfe April 6, 2016 Tips & TricksPopular messaging service Whatsapp has just taken a big step towards customer privacy by enabling full end-to-end encryption... Read more
FBI agree to hack more iOS devices in homicide investigationHomicide caseFBI agree to hack more iOS devices Tom Rolfe March 31, 2016 NewsRecently the ongoing encryption dispute between Apple and the FBI came to an end, as the Department of... Read more
Encryption saga finally over as FBI breaks into iPhone without AppleFBI hacks iPhoneEncryption saga finally over Tom Rolfe March 29, 2016 NewsIt's over! The big tech news story of the year so far has finally come to an end,... Read more
Israeli firm helping the FBI hack terrorist shooter’s iPhone 5cHacking the iPhone 5cIsraeli firm helping the FBI Tom Rolfe March 23, 2016 NewsAs we reported yesterday, the FBI has postponed its court hearing with Apple regarding breaking into the iPhone... Read more
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 NewsJust a day before a scheduled heavyweight court hearing with Apple, the FBI has asked the courts to... Read more
Analysis: Why Apple must win its encryption battle with the FBIAnalysis: Apple vs. FBIWhy Apple must win Kenny Hemphill March 22, 2016 NewsThe privacy fight between Apple and the FBI has been raging for weeks now, with the iPhone-maker showing... Read more
Encryption debate latest: Apple calls FBI request ‘deeply offensive’Encryption DebateApple calls FBI request 'deeply offensive' Tom Rolfe March 16, 2016 NewsThe Apple-FBI encryption debate goes on. Apple's latest filing hits back at the Department of Justice, claiming that... Read more
John Oliver’s comedic take on the Apple-FBI encryption caseJohn OliverComedic take on Apple-FBI case Tom Rolfe March 14, 2016 NewsComedian John Oliver has weighed in on the encryption battle between Apple and the FBI with one of his... Read more
Apple want encryption case to go to congress as FBI spat continuesApple-FBI spatEncryption case to go to Congress? Tom Rolfe February 24, 2016 NewsApple v.s. the FBI. Privacy v.s. Justice. Goliath v.s. another Goliath. However you slice it, Apple's refusal to write new... Read more
FBI argue iOS backdoor would not create ‘dangerous precedent’FBI open letterArgument with Apple over iOS backdoor continues Tom Rolfe February 22, 2016 NewsThe saga continues: FBI director James Comey has responded to Apple CEO Tim Cook's open letter about privacy... Read more
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 NewsApple CEO Tim Cook has issued an open letter to customers in a bid to explain why the company... Read more
Tim Cook meets with White House over encryption lawsEncryption lawsTim Cook meets with White House Tom Rolfe January 13, 2016 NewsApple's CEO Tim Cook met with White House officials, intelligence agency personnel and some of his Silicon Valley contemporaries... Read more