The drama this week over the Trump administration Signal group chat about a strike on Houthis in Yemen in which The Atlantic ...

Signal is an end-to-end encrypted app (E2EE), which means it encrypts every message before it leaves your device, and that message can only be read after it arrives on a recipient’s device and gets ...

WhatsApp uses Signal's encryption protocol, so your chats and calls are just as end-to-end encrypted as those on Signal. But ...

But Signal isn't the only messaging app that uses end-to-end encryption, and end-to-end encryption isn't the only consideration in choosing a secure messaging app. In addition, secure messaging apps ...

The president of Signal defended the security of the encrypted messaging app on Tuesday ... comms” without directly mentioning the ongoing controversy over the officials’ group chat.

The Signal messaging app, known for its strong encryption, is at the centre of controversy after a journalist was mistakenly added to a US national security group chat discussing military strikes.

Some immigration advocacy groups are beginning to move away from popular apps like WhatsApp and toward Signal, an encrypted app seen by many as more secure, amid growing uncertainty surrounding new ...

As the president has made it very clear, Mike Waltz continues to be an important part of his national security team. And this ...

The controversy began when The Atlantic ... she took to X to emphasise Signal’s strong encryption and contrast it with Meta’s WhatsApp. “Signal is the gold standard in private comms ...

The thing is, other apps like Messenger and WhatsApp also employ end-to-end encryption. So, what’s so special about Signal? And how did it become part of a small firestorm in US politics this week?

Whether all popular encryption software is equally secure isn't clear. But Ratcliffe's mention that officials are encouraged to use apps "like Signal" suggests it's not the only one that's reliable.