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What is a VPN kill switch and how does it work? (engadget.com)

2026-09-15 | by Alec Hively | get ExpressVPN subscription → | tags: vpn kill switch, ip address, encrypted tunnels

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How Android 17 stops network snoops and SMS blasters now - with ECH and a 2G kill switch (zdnet.com)

2026-08-31 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | get Google Pixel 10 → | tags: android 17, encrypted client hello, 2g kill switch

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Autistici/Inventati case sets a new counterterrorism precedent, Irdi says (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-28 | by Https | get Sandworm Andy Greenberg book → | tags: autistici/inventati, highground, us sanctions

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Android 17 has some new tricks to keep your web traffic private (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-27 | get Google Pixel 9 unlocked → | tags: android 17, encrypted client hello, certificate transparency

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Google deploys support for Encrypted Client Hello on Android 17 (engadget.com)

2026-08-27 | by Mariella Moon | get Google Pixel 10 → | tags: encrypted client hello, android 17, jigsaw

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Android 17 adds ECH support to make web browsing harder to track (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-27 | get Google Pixel 9 unlocked smartphone → | tags: android 17, encrypted client hello, tls

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Sunbird relaunched its iMessage app for Android users after three years away (theverge.com)

2026-08-05 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: android, apple, authority

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Apple launches fresh legal challenge against UK encrypted data access demand (cnbc.com)

2026-08-04 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: apple, encrypted data, home office

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WhatsApp now supports encrypted calls on the web (engadget.com)

2026-07-28 | by Kris Holt | tags: whatsapp, encrypted calls, web calls

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PSA: macOS 28 will drop support for encrypted Mac OS Extended volumes (9to5mac.com)

2026-07-08 | by Marcus Mendes | get Encrypted APFS External Drive → | tags: encrypted, extended, mac os

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Show HN: Shellular – run Claude Code, Codex, Pi from your phone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | get Mobile AI Code Editor → | tags: code, device, encrypted

12.

Show HN: Bramble – Local-first password manager (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-02 | get Bitwarden Password Manager → | tags: autofill, bramble, encrypted

13.

The KIDS Act would require age checks to get online (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | by Joe Mullin | get Parental Control Internet Router → | tags: kids online safety act, age verification, encrypted communications

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Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App (gizmodo.com)

2026-06-14 | get Secure Messaging Encryption Kit → | tags: signal, slack, google docs

15.

The FCC Wants to Kill Burner Phones (wired.com)

2026-06-13 | by Andy Greenberg | get Prepaid Mobile Phone Starter Kit → | tags: meta, xai, anthropic

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Encrypted Spaces An architecture for collaborative applications (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-12 | get Encrypted Collaboration Toolkit → | tags: able, architecture, architecture collaborative

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Signal Alums Reveal ‘Encrypted Spaces,’ a System for Making Private Collaboration Apps (wired.com)

2026-06-11 | by Andy Greenberg | get Encrypted Collaboration App Kit → | tags: encrypted, encrypted spaces, server

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PSA: RCS E2EE is missing in iOS 27 beta 1, but it will be back (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-09 | by Arin Waichulis | get RCS Messaging App → | tags: apple, beta, build

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The US Military Quietly Turned GPS Into a Global 'Numbers Station,' Evidence Suggests (slashdot.org)

2026-06-05 | get GPS Signal Jammer → | tags: encrypted, military, murdoch

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The Empty Field That Wasn't: GPS, OTAD and Two Decades of Encrypted Broadcasts (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-05 | get GPS Signal Jammer → | tags: broadcasts, decades, decades encrypted

21.

Dashlane issues opaque advisory warning 20 encrypted vaults were stolen (arstechnica.com)

2026-06-03 | get Dashlane Password Manager → | tags: dashlane, password manager, two-factor authentication

22.

GTA V cheating platform Atlas Menu hacked, exposing emails and encrypted passwords (techspot.com)

2026-06-03 | get GTA V Mod Menu → | tags: atlas menu, gta v, hacking

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Password manager Dashlane says hackers stole some customers’ password vaults (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-02 | by Zack Whittaker | get Dashlane Password Vault Backup → | tags: dashlane, password vaults, two-factor authentication

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iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-11 | get Apple MacBook Air M2 → | tags: ios, rcs messaging, apple maps

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Apple brings encrypted RCS chats to iPhone (theverge.com)

2026-05-11 | by Jay Peters | get Encrypted RCS Chat App → | tags: apple, rcs, google messages

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Meta says it may withdraw its apps from New Mexico if judge agrees to the state's demands (engadget.com)

2026-04-30 | by Will Shanklin | get Meta Portal Video Calling Device → | tags: meta, new mexico, age verification

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nowhere: an entire website encoded in a URL (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-24 | get URL Encoding Tool → | tags: nowhere, url fragment, nostr relays

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ICE says it bought Paragon’s spyware to use in drug trafficking cases (techcrunch.com)

2026-04-02 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | tags: paragon solutions, ice, homeland security investigations

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The best password managers of 2026: Expert tested (zdnet.com)

2026-03-24 | by Charlie Osborne | get LastPass Password Manager → | tags: 1password, proton pass, two-factor authentication

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FBI links Signal phishing attacks to Russian intelligence services (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-03-20 | get Signal Privacy Messenger → | tags: fbi, signal, russian intelligence