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Encrypted messaging apps surge in popularity amid privacy concerns

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The fallout from the Signal App group chat on national security is putting more eyes on the app and encrypted messaging apps In a very digital age, and more of people’s ...
The Better India

Instagram DMs: What Changes After Encryption Ends & How You Can Secure Your Privacy

Instagram is removing end-to-end encryption from DMs. Here’s what that means for your privacy, how your chats may change, and ...
CNBC

Britain orders Apple to give it access to encrypted accounts: Washington Post

Britain's Home Office ordered Apple last month to create a technical "backdoor" that would let officials view encrypted material uploaded to the cloud, the Washington Post reported Friday. Governments ...
The Financial Express

‘If you care about privacy, don’t use Insta DMs’: Internet reacts to Instagram ending end-to-end encryption

Instagram will stop supporting end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) direct messages starting May 8, 2026, meaning private chats will no longer use the additional encryption layer that previously helped keep ...
Inverse

Chrome will begin blocking downloads that aren’t HTTPS-protected

Most websites nowadays are encrypted, meaning it’s harder for bad actors to intercept and tamper with your internet traffic. But even HTTPS-secure websites might download files from other websites ...