Here's what end-to-end encryption protects—and what it doesn't.

Zoom initially said that it would not offer end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to free users, though it did announce it would incorporate AES 256 GCM transport encryption for all users. Since then, Zoom has ...

Zoom is bolstering its privacy and security protections by expanding end-to-end encryption (E2EE) to more of its services. First up is Zoom Phone, its cloud phone system. Users of that service will be ...

On May 8, 2026, Meta quietly shut down one of the more consequential privacy features it had ever introduced on Instagram: ...

When Google announced Tuesday that end-to-end encrypted messages were coming to Gmail for business users, some people balked, noting it wasn’t true E2EE as the term is known in privacy and security ...

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Instagram is ending end-to-end encrypted chats amid child safety concerns, but what does the change actually mean for your DMs?

The Texas Attorney General has sued Meta over allegations that the company’s WhatsApp messenger, used by more than 3 billion people, doesn’t provide the end-to-end encryption (E2EE) it has long ...

Discord says it has switched on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default for every voice and video call across its platforms, including desktop, mobile, web, and consoles like PlayStation and Xbox. The ...

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