Social messaging apps tend to make major news headlines a few times per year for either their use in planning some sort of crime or, more routinely, for users’ privacy concerns over how companies like ...

Investigators said Tyler Thomas used the app “Session” to talk to Buzbee and plan her runaway from Indiana to Ohio.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. In an era where data breaches and digital surveillance dominate ...

Messaging apps gather users’ data and violate their privacy. Session co-founder Kee Jeffreys says encryption and decentralization are the solution. Social messaging apps tend to make major news ...