Downloads of privacy-focused messaging apps Signal and Telegram got a boost as users looked for alternatives to Facebook-owned WhatsApp over concerns about changes to the service's privacy policy.

Question: What’s the difference between Signal and WhatsApp, and should I switch? Answer: Until recent news involving the Signal app, it was a relatively unknown messaging app compared with WhatsApp ...

LONDON, UK — A magazine journalist's account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive ...

Q: What’s the difference between Signal and WhatsApp, and should I switch? A: Until recent news involving the Signal app, it was a relatively unknown messaging platform to many nontechnical users ...

Signal is a messaging app that uses end-to-end encryption to keep your messages private. When you send a message on Signal, the only people who can see it are the recipients. You can use the Signal ...

Everyone loves a good controversy. After all, there’s no such thing as bad publicity, right? Now it looks like Signal is reaping the benefits from it. The encrypted messaging app Signal just got a lot ...

According to the Atlantic, top White House officials used the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal to discuss military strikes in Yemen before those strikes were carried out on March 15. White ...

LONDON — A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive ...

LONDON — A magazine journalist’s account of being added to a group chat of U.S. national security officials coordinating plans for airstrikes has raised questions about how highly sensitive ...

DENVER — The Denver mayor's office is facing scrutiny over its use of Signal, an encrypted messaging app with auto-delete capabilities, raising questions about transparency in government ...

Signal and WhatsApp are both end-to-end encrypted messaging apps, but they differ in ownership and data collection practices. WhatsApp, owned by Meta, collects metadata on users, while Signal, a ...