You are here

Technology

Apple Hires Engineer Behind Snowden’s Favorite Secure Chat App

After the recent attempt by the FBI to force Apple to take an iPhone and open it up for inspection (looking for San Bernardino terrorist associates), the Tech giant has hired  Frederic Jacobs, the developer behind Edward Snowden’s favorite chat app “Signal” The security engineer responsible for Signal’s tough encryption will join Apple this summer, and will likely come up with a foolproof encryption software that will deter further temptation by those thinking of breaking into an Apple and compromising its integrity.

Apple Hires Developer Behind Snowden’s Favorite Secure Chat App

After the recent attempt by the FBI to force Apple to take an iPhone and open it up for inspection (looking for San Bernardino terrorist associates), the Tech giant has hired  Frederic Jacobs, the developer behind Edward Snowden’s favourite chat app “Signal” The security engineer responsible for Signal’s tough encryption will join Apple this summer, and will likely come up with a foolproof encryption software that will deter further temptation by those thinking of breaking into an Apple and compromising its integrity.

WhatsApp Removing App From A Number Of Smartphones

The popular and free WhatsApp messaging service is pulling its support on a number of smartphones later on in the year. Fans of the growing instant messaging client need to upgrade their phones to Apple or the latest generation of smartphones and operating systems. Daily Star Sunday reports: From the end of 2016 WhatsApp won’t work on Nokia S40, Nokia Symbian S60, Android 2.1 and Android 2.2 and Windows Phone 7.1. But perhaps the biggest news is that WhatsApp will no longer work on Blackberry devices, including BlackBerry 10.

Pages