“It is end to end encrypted, meaning that you have a key ... which is essentially very similar to these encrypted messaging apps,” he added. So what lies ahead for the future of encryption?

Its code is also open-source and publicly available, meaning cybersecurity experts can easily spot and report security vulnerabilities. Briar is purely a text-based messaging app, so you won’t ...

Most popular messaging apps tout end-to-end encryption (E2EE), but that doesn’t mean they’re fully secure. While E2EE ensures that messages can only be read by the sender and recipient ...