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‘Orwellian’: EU’s push to mass scan private messages on WhatsApp, Signal

EU member states to vote on controversial Chat Control 2 proposals to scan communications for child sex abuse material.

Al Jazeera

The EU wants to scan your WhatsApp chats—and privacy experts are furious

While the revised Chat Control is set to be voted on June 20, Signal CEO and other experts warn against its privacy and security risk. Here is what's at stake.

TechRadar

‘You cannot do mass surveillance privately, full stop’: Signal boss hits out at government encryption-busting moves

A ‘legitimate grievance’ with big tech firms is being used by police as a pretext to undermine privacy, Meredith Whittaker says

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‘Encryption is deeply threatening to power’: Meredith Whittaker of messaging app Signal

The woman in charge of the secure communication channel remains implacably opposed to the ‘disease’ of surveillance – and concerned about the sharing of personal data

The Guardian - UK

Proposed EU Chat Control law wants permission to scan your WhatsApp messages

The revised Chat Control draft law is "a depressing step backward," experts say, from the European Court's decision to make it illegal to break encryption.

TechRadar

WhatsApp encryption isn't the problem, metadata is

Despite WhatsApp being under scrutiny for data vulnerability, don't worry, its encryption is not flawed. But this doesn't mean you are completely out of risk.

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Elon Musk, NPR, and a Signal smear campaign

An unnecessary culture war has broken out about two apps popular in crypto circles, Signal and Telegram.

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Prosecutor Reveals Flurry Of Calls Between Cohen And Pecker

Insight into extensive communication between Cohen and Pecker on Signal during trial proceedings.

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Signal users can now keep their phone numbers provide with usernames

The features, currently in beta, will allow users to connect without ever having to share a number.

Android Central

Signal officially abandons phone numbers sharing in the name of privacy

Currently available only in beta, you can now use a username instead to chat with other people on the Signal app. Here, all you need to know to get started.

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WhatsApp will soon let you chat with other messaging apps – here's how the company says it'll work

WhatsApp cross-app messaging is on the way and we finally have a clear idea of how it might work.

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WhatsApp could soon let you directly message other apps like Signal

WhatsApp's newfound interoperability with third-party apps may be the result of the EU's Digital Markets Act.

The Guardian - US

Atlanta police use Signal to discuss ‘Cop City’ amid outcry over transparency

High-ranking members of police department using encrypted phone app to communicate about project amid public concern

France 24

Signal hits back at French government ban on popular messaging apps

Meredith Whittaker, president of the Signal Foundation, says a leaked French government memo risked undermining public trust in cybersecurity protocols, after it was revealed that Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne had ordered cabinet members and their staff to delete popular messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp.

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Signal rejects "dangerously misleading" security flaw allegations

As France bans its ministers from using WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram on security grounds, Signal CEO calls the Prime Minister out. Here's what happened.

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2023 Lisbon Web Summit: A playground for the next generation of AI apps

Over 70,000 people took part in the 8th edition of the famous European tech conference. I was there to follow the three-day event as it unfolded.

Fortune

Sins of the father: Could Joe Bankman go to jail for helping his son run FTX?

“They were living high on the hog while advising a bunch of twentysomethings who had no idea what they were doing,” said a a white-collar defense specialist.

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Signal is a step closer to ditching phone numbers in the name of privacy

Users will soon be able to use usernames to connect with each other instead of giving out their personal number. Here's all you need to know.

TechRadar

What does the King's speech mean for your digital privacy?

The Monarch gave his support to expand surveillance powers and requirements for tech companies. Here's what's at stake.

Fortune

Disappearing messages aren't just for kids

A pair of profile legal cases involving Sam Bankman-Fried and Amazon highlight a familiar issue for parents: the use of self-deleting messages.

Fortune

Inside the FTX straw donor machine, where customer funds were funneled into campaign contributions

"It was for advantageous optics," former FTX engineering chief Nishad Singh testified on Monday.

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