FRANKFURT - A German security expert has raised the ire of the cell phone industry after he and a group of researchers posted online a how-to guide for cracking the encryption that keeps the calls ...

Reasons not to encrypt your Android device Encrypting your phone may seem like a no-brainer, but there are a few reasons why you may want to hold off. The method is slightly different for each device.

A German computer scientist publishes details of the secret code used to encrypt the majority of mobile phone conversations.

Security researchers have cracked the encryption code used to protect most of the world’s digital mobile phone calls, but some say the impact is being exaggerated.

Technology Encryption wars: The privacy debate raging in your smartphone Who should be able to see the data stored on your phone? The obvious answer – no one but you – is turning into a ...