Encryption with DES has long been considered insecure, for more than two decades now. Now Microsoft is putting its money where its mouth is: DES encryption is finally being removed from Windows.

Here, we’ll spell out the difference between Apple’s two different encryption methods, discuss the Advanced Data Protection mode, and let you know which services are encrypted in which ways.

The U.K. has had sweeping powers to limit technology firms’ use of strong encryption since passing a 2016 update to state surveillance powers. According to reporting by the Washington Post ...

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Access to device backups is access to your entire phone, and strong encryption to prevent this access should be the norm by default.” In recent years there has been a steady drumbeat of ...

Researchers Combine Holograms and AI to Create Uncrackable Optical Encryption System Jan. 30, 2025 — Researchers developed a new optical system that uses holograms to encode information ...

Advanced Data Protection, which is opt-in, provides end-to-end encryption for 10 additional iCloud data categories like Photos, Notes, and Reminders, meaning that Apple no longer possesses the ...

It is an opt-in feature that expands the number of iCloud data categories protected by end-to-end encryption – a security measure where data is encrypted in such a way that only the user can ...

Advanced Data Protection (ADP) protects data stored on the iCloud with end-to-end encryption, which means the data can only be seen by the user who owns it, and only on their trusted devices.