Pushbullet adds end-to-end encryption for privacy

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2015, 13:13

Pushbullet has announced that it now supports end-to-end encryption for additional user privacy.

US tech industry appeals to Obama to keep hands off encryption

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 10, 2015, 09:17

As Washington weighs new cybersecurity steps amid a public backlash over mass surveillance, U.S. tech companies warned President Barack Obama not to weaken increasingly sophisticated encryption systems designed to protect consumers` privacy.

BlackBerry gets OK to buy encryptors of Merkel`s mobile

Last Updated: Friday, November 28, 2014, 23:03

The German government declined to reveal details of the accord negotiated with BlackBerry.

Google chairman says `encrypting everything` could end China`s censorship, stop NSA snooping

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 14:14

Google`s chairman Eric Schmidt has reportedly said that encryption is the key to many of Internet`s modern-day problems, including opening up countries with strict censorship laws.

Yahoo begins automatic email encryption to thwart govt snooping

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 15:09

Internet giant Yahoo has reportedly started automatic encryption of emails in a bid to thwart government surveillance as revealed in the controversial NSA leaks.

BitTorrent rolls out secure chat service following NSA leaks

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 19:04

BitTorrent has reportedly announced a secure chat service that would only a message`s sender and receiver to see the content irrespective of whether it is encrypted or not.

After Google, Microsoft to encrypt data across networks to thwart govt. snooping

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 13:02

After Google and Yahoo, Microsoft is reportedly set to encrypt all the data flowing through its networks in a bid to thwart government surveillance.

Twitter toughens encryption to thwart snooping

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 16:49

Twitter has used an `impossible` mathematical problem to protect its users from electronic snooping.

Google's Schmidt predicts end of censorship within a decade

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 09:50

Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has a bold prediction: Censorship around the world could end in a decade, and better use of encryption will help people overcome government surveillance.

Yahoo! to encrypt all user data by March 2014

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 23:18

Internet giant Yahoo! has said it will encrypt all the data flowing between its data centres globally by end of March 2014, a move aimed at assuring users about the safety of their personal information.

Google beefs up user data encryption amidst NSA 'snoop-op' revelations

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 18:07

Google is reportedly encrypting the huge amount of data that flows through its data centers around the world following the NSA secret surveillance revelations.

Google beefs up user data encryption amidst NSA `snoop-op` revelations

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 12:27

Google is reportedly encrypting the huge amount of data that flows through its data centers around the world following the National Security Agency secret surveillance revelations.