Signal is also open-source, which is unique on this list. That means anyone can look at and inspect the code used to make Signal work and ensure the app is doing what it's supposed to.

Signal and WhatsApp may look similar on the surface, but their philosophies couldn’t be more different. One is backed by a data-collecting corporation; the other is run by a nonprofit that ...

Signal is famous for good end-to-end encryption, WhatsApp is following suit. At DEFCON, two Austrians show what the messengers reveal nonetheless.

Despite WhatsApp's improved security features like end-to-end encryption, it's still hard to fully trust the app.

WhatsApp, while also encrypted using Signal’s protocol, is owned by Meta and retains more metadata, which some view as a potential vulnerability. iMessage is considered technically secure, but ...

Signal is owned by the San Francisco-based nonprofit Signal Foundation, created in 2018 by WhatsApp founders Moxie Marlinspike and Brian Acton. The duo sold WhatsApp to Facebook in 2014 for $19 ...

Signal provides disabling group links under group settings. On WhatsApp, you cannot disable links, but you can limit group invites to admin-only to keep control.

Several keys secure messages in the Signal protocol, as used by Whatsapp. Attackers can disable one of them, which is also ...

WhatsApp has been banned on mobile devices belonging to members of the House of Representatives, though other messaging platforms including Signal – the app at the center of a major military ...

The Google Pixel 10 devices are making history as the first phones to support satellite voice and video calls through ...