How to Use encryption in a Sentence

encryption

noun
  • Most file encryption apps work in one of two ways.
    PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is about end-to-end encryption.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Make a list of where encryption is used in your business.
    Ryan Frankel, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • There is an option for users to turn on end-to-end encryption.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 10 Oct. 2024
  • At that point, all the server can do is start fresh with a new encryption key.
    Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The slowness of encryption forces them to triage.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But the encryption back door is much more serious.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Neither are reported to have turned over encryption keys of any kind in the past.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • So that is part of the appeal of not just encryption, but end-to-end encryption.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Meta is one of many companies that have adopted end-to-end encryption in their apps.
    Ben Goggin, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • No one yet has found holes in the end-to-end encryption technology.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • All of the apps on our top budgeting apps list have bank-level encryption.
    Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • To his alarm, included in the trove were two private encryption keys.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 11 May 2023
  • And the encryption only works for one-to-one chats, not group messaging.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Apple’s Health app is one of the most private, with full end-to-end encryption.
    Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Even so, using end-to-end encryption is a good practice, when available.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The account password plays a central role in the encryption process.
    PCMAG, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Passkeys sync through iCloud Keychain with end-to-end encryption.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Restart your Mac to begin encryption.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • One of his men claimed to have cracked the cartel’s radio encryption on the other side of the border.
    Keegan Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Stay safe and thank you for using the most secure messenger with end-to-end encryption.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • But search doesn’t work if users have turned on end-to-end encryption, which is a higher form of privacy for their videos.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The feature uses encryption and gives you full control.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
  • This case exposes a hard truth about modern encryption.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • End-to-end encryption stops crooks from snooping on your video call or stealing your medical records saved in a cloud.
    Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
  • First, that their encryption is only as secure as every one of the ends to a discussion or call.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The threat to today’s encryption standards is a real and present danger.
    Dino Dimarino, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Split tunneling and post-quantum encryption are not available in the app.
    Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026
  • WhatsApp—Offers free voice and video calls with end-to-end encryption.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • With end-to-end encryption, Meta itself can’t view any user messages.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 May 2026

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