Signal is famous for good end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp is following suit. At DEFCON, two Austrians show what the messengers reveal nonetheless.

Several keys secure messages in the Signal protocol, as used by Whatsapp. Attackers can disable one of them, which is also ...

New plans being discussed by the EU could scan and read all your private photos and messages, even on encrypted services.

In April 2025, messaging platform WhatsApp introduced a new feature called “advanced chat privacy”. Africa Check breaks down ...

In this essential guide, Computer Weekly looks at the UK’s implementation of the Online Safety Act, including controversies around age verification measures and the threat it poses to end-to-end encry ...

The Cellular Operators Association of India has urged the government to bring OTT communication platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram under a regulatory framework. It argues that the current oversight ...

To answer your questions on all that and more, Jamie is joined by Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse, BBC Verify’s Olga ...

Know someone who won't use WhatsApp? Don’t want to join it yourself? The company has a new idea for guest chats that allows ...

WhatsApp's Guest Chats Features will allow users to chat with people who don’t have WhatsApp installed and haven’t created an account.

The standards also allow the bots to make "statements that demean people on the basis of their protected characteristics," ...

Meta says scam hubs in Southeast Asia used forced labour and AI tools to target victims through WhatsApp group frauds ...