Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. It has been the tech story of the month, overshadowing the ...

Texting is one of the easiest ways to stay in touch with friends and family, and if you can't find the right words to use in a text, you can always use an emoji. But you might find some texting ...

When you send an iPhone text message, it’s natural to wonder if the recipient has read it. The Messages app on iPhone includes a feature called read receipts, which allows you to see if and when your ...

The big tech news last month was the FBI’s alert to iPhone and Android users to stop texting after Chinese hackers attacked U.S. networks. Sending SMS messages is a blanket no—it’s woefully insecure.

There are many bells and whistles on the iPhone that Apple users ought to know, and a lot of them are incredibly useful and even fun once you get the hang of using them. For instance, if you'd like to ...

In December, the FBI and CISA, the US cyber defense agency, warned Americans to use fully encrypted messaging and phone calls where they can. But iPhone to Android and Android to iPhone texting may ...

Cybercriminals and fraudsters are using fake texts, this time from UPS, to gain access to iPhone users' personal information. Here's how to stay safe and keep your data from falling into the wrong ...

If you own an iPhone, at some point you’ve probably wondered, “Why are my texts green? Aren’t they supposed to be blue?” And then you start spiraling. Maybe your texts aren’t going through, or maybe ...