From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

To a lot of us, encryption doesn't mean much. We might think of it in the context of Second World War codebreaking or maths puzzles. But it plays a far bigger practical role in our lives - encryption ...

Amber Rudd has called for police and intelligence agencies to be given access to encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp, sparking a row over civil liberties. In the wake of the Westminster ...

In today’s fast-changing world of business regulations and data security, many leaders face privacy and protection challenges they aren’t fully prepared to handle. Most understand the basics of ...

Elyse Betters Picaro is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocket-lint and the former Operations Manager for Valnet's Consumer Tech brands, including Pocket-lint, Android Police, and XDA. She is based in ...

Encryption is used absolutely everywhere, and for many, there are a lot of burning questions. How does encryption work? What makes a ‘good’ encryption technology? How does it secure your data? These ...

You may have seen some VPN providers boasting about using AES-256 encryption, but it’s not immediately apparent what this means or how it helps keep your data safe. Essentially, VPNs use encryption to ...

A battle between national security and privacy is brewing. Governments and secret services are asking encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp to allow them access to users’ data. Most recently, ...