# Is a new privacy protocol helping malicious actors more than Internet users?

> Encrypted Client Hello (ECH) is a security protocol designed to increase user privacy by encrypting the content exchanged between clients and servers when they are establishing a connection.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/is-a-new-privacy-protocol-helping-malicious-actors-more-than-internet-users?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=68a6e7d3d57a71df797ae342)
- **Published:** 2025-08-21
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #privacy #protocol #malicious #security #ability #actors #helping #increased
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