A battle between national security and privacy is brewing. Governments and secret services are asking encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp to allow them access to users’ data. Most recently, ...

WhatsApp is one of the most widely used messaging platforms in the world, allowing users to send text messages, voice notes, photos, videos, and documents, as well as make voice and video calls. Apart ...

Meta’s rollback spotlights a global clash between user privacy and law enforcement access as governments push back against ...

Facebook Inc.’s WhatsApp on Friday said it would extend encryption on the messaging service to backups of chats shared on the platform when they are stored on Apple Inc. and Google’s cloud services.

Meta owned WhatsApp protects users with end-to-end encryption, meaning messages remain private between the sender and recipient. Still, some users are exposed to greater risks, such as hacking and ...

As national security services warn that Russian hackers are currently engaged in new global attacks against WhatsApp and Signal users, here’s how to stay safe.

Amber Rudd has called for police and intelligence agencies to be given access to encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp, sparking a row over civil liberties. In the wake of the Westminster ...