unencrypted

[ uhn-en-krip-tid ]

adjective

1. not enciphered or encoded; not encrypted:

   Unencrypted data sent over the internet can be intercepted by hackers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unencrypted¹

First recorded in 1975–80; un- ¹ + encrypt + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Tapping these unencrypted WhatsApp chat backups on Google and Apple servers is one of the widely known ways law enforcement agencies across the globe have for years been able to access WhatsApp chats of suspect individuals.

From TechCrunch

For example, WhatsApp shares metadata, unencrypted records that can reveal a lot about a user’s activity, with law enforcement agencies such as the Department of Justice.

From ProPublica

Cops have to work hard to get directly into iPhones, but if most of the data is already in an unencrypted iCloud account, a warrant will do the trick.

From MIT Technology Review

If it was Internet traffic, it’s being sent unencrypted and, for some reason, in hexadecimal instead of binary.

From Washington Post

Gupta says providers have to resist using unencrypted devices—like their own cell phones—in the interest of speed.

From MIT Technology Review

Alasania said Georgia also had to rely on unencrypted cellphone communications during its brief war with Russia in 2008.

From The Daily Beast

The billets-doux Petraeus sent to his paramour-cum-biographer on an unencrypted Gmail account!

From The Daily Beast

Worse, the data are unencrypted, so anyone with access to your computer or mobile device can get the information.

From The Daily Beast

Franken says users should have the chance to “opt in” to having the data remain unencrypted.

From The Daily Beast