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[en-kript] / ɛnˈkrɪpt /


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VPNs encrypt all internet traffic, which makes it harder for third parties, including government agencies, to monitor activity.

From Salon Jun. 10, 2026

The technology, which promises to power certain computations that are virtually impossible for today’s computers, could transform everything, including the way companies make medicine, invest money, deliver internet and encrypt information.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2025

“When the allegations about the NSA vacuuming up all of our information emerged in 2013, we began to encrypt everything online including our websites, chat applications, and phone apps,” Wisniewski told me.

From Slate Feb. 16, 2024

It follows criticism from government and police after Meta started to encrypt Messenger chats by default.

From BBC Jan. 26, 2024

Use the“autogenerate” feature on our website to have a computer encrypt your clue, or get ideas from the Puzzlepedia page and create your own.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Bank A generates and encrypts a Swift payment message containing transfer instructions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

While it makes your data more secure, it comes with a downside - it encrypts your data so heavily that it cannot be recovered if you lose access to your account.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

"First of all, people underappreciate privacy," says Vytautas Kaziukonis, chief executive at Surfshark, a security software company that encrypts user's online data and aims to make browsing secure.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2025

NordVPN earned the rare rating of “outstanding” from PC Mag for good reason: it completely encrypts all your internet traffic and makes you completely anonymous online.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2019

As you type, Enigma encrypts your message—and the number of ways it can do this is mind-boggling.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

UBTech says the data processed by its U1 robots is encrypted and will not be used to train its AI models.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

The manufacturer, who communicates on encrypted messaging boards such as Telegram and Signal, charges $290 for 10 vials of compounded tirzepatide, which will last Awadalla about a year.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

Cursor was started by four MIT graduates in 2023 as an encrypted messaging startup, but has expanded into AI coding tools.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

As with a commercial VPN, your connection to the server is encrypted, and your IP address is changed.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Even though everyone in here is encrypted, Zero has absolutely no info at all.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

By encrypting your traffic, a VPN prevents your ISP from seeing what type of content you’re accessing, making it harder for them to throttle your connection selectively.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2026

Quantum computing has the potential to relatively easily break the global and currently used advanced encryption standard, or AES, which involves the same key being used for both encrypting and decrypting data.

From MarketWatch Oct. 25, 2025

Ransomware is a type of malware which prevents someone from accessing a device and the data stored on it, usually by encrypting files, according to the National Cyber Security Centre.

From BBC May 9, 2025

But the company is encrypting its messaging platform to compete with other secure services that shield users’ content, essentially turning off the lights for investigators.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2024

Still, even encrypting a large dictionary 25 times using different salts took up too much hard-drive space for a basic home computer.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette



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