Supreme Court warns WhatsApp and Meta against violating citizens’ privacy rights, questions data-sharing practices, and stresses constitutional protection of user data in India.

Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody ...

The EFF's new "Encrypt It Already" campaign urges Apple, Google, and Meta to expand end-to-end encryption and grant users more control over AI privacy settings.

US authorities have investigated claims that Meta can access encrypted WhatsApp messages, though security experts question ...

This week’s cybersecurity recap highlights key attacks, zero-days, and patches to keep you informed and secure.

The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico, with jury selection starting Monday. New Mexico's case is built on a state ...

The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco alleges that Meta can "store, analyze, and access virtually all ...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched an 'Encrypt It Already' campaign demanding Apple enable end-to-end encryption for RCS messages with Android.

WhatsApp beefs up security with ‘strict account settings’ By Nkhensani Nkhwashu, ITWeb portals journalist.Johannesburg, 30 Jan 2026WhatsApp’s ‘strict account settings’ are rolling out gradually.

WhatsApp strengthens user privacy and data security with new updates that change how the app does things fundamentally.

A lawsuit alleges WhatsApp may expose more data than people realize. We compare Signal, iMessage, Google Messages, and RCS as ...

Any warning from Google’s Project Zero threat hunters is taken seriously. This is the team behind many of the zero-day ...