unencrypted

[ uhn-en-krip-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not enciphered or encoded; not encrypted:
Unencrypted data sent over the internet can be intercepted by hackers.

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

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

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

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

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

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