Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

Your encrypted messages are now under threat. Not only does new commercial spyware put your private content at risk, it can also compromise your phone, providing attackers with access to everything — ...

A central barrier to the creation of bogus social media accounts can be bypassed for as little as a few cents at a time, ...

BRADENTON, Fla. (WFLA)— An assistant football coach at a Bradenton high school was arrested after he solicited sexual contact with a student, the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office announced. On Nov. 17, ...

During the Orange OpenTech event in Paris, Orange announced the launch of ‘Message Satellite’, a service that allows its customers based in mainland France to send and receive SMS messages as well as ...

Three Columbia University administrators have resigned after exchanging a series of derisive text messages that were seen as antisemitic during a panel on campus Jewish life. The resignations came ...

UPDATE (December 10, 2025): Google is pushing out a big photo viewer redesign to its Messages app. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from ...

Obsessing over model version matters less than workflow.

Businesses that use text messages to communicate with their customers will need to register their sender IDs under their name ahead of the SMS Sender ID Register in July next year. The Australian ...

As the prospects of Labour’s horror Budget firm up, it is only natural to think about what can be done to avoid a financial hit – that normally means selling or moving assets where possible. But do ...

DEAR ABBY: Should parents be allowed to send birthday invitations to school if only select students are the recipients of the invitation? I’m the parent of a (very) special needs pre-k child. Daily, I ...

Bondi says DOJ will follow the law on releasing contents of the files. President Donald Trump said he signed the Jeffrey Epstein files bill Wednesday night in a post on his social media platform. In ...