It means many texting apps – especially standard SMS or instant messaging – lack security by design, as the data you provide through using the app is monetized in a variety of ways.

I’m a fan of Beeper, a mostly free app with a single inbox to read and reply to chats and direct messages from about a dozen services, including Google’s texting app for Android phones ...

Verizon RCS messaging is the new hotness, and it’s so popular that Verizon is shutting down its popular Verizon Messages and Message Plus apps. According to Verizon’s FAQ page, the apps are ...

As for that new messaging app, AT&T is suggesting Google Messages for Android users (iPhone users should already be on iMessage), which offers end-to-end encryption for other Google Message users.

Here are two text messaging apps that use end-to-end encryption. Once you've downloaded either of these apps to your smartphone, you can also link them to your desktop computers.