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Tag Archives: Encryption
Governments demand companies allow access to data, or else
A decades-old alliance of national intelligence partners promised to get at encrypted data last week, whether tech companies helped them or not.
Australians who won’t unlock their phones could face 10 years in jail
The Australian government wants to force companies to help it get at suspected criminals’ data. If they can’t, it would jail people for up to a decade if they refuse to unlock their phones.
“Safer hops for email” – EFF’s plan to cut down on email snooping
STARTTLS is the email command that switches into encrypted mode. EFF just announced “STARTTLS Everyhere” to get everyone on board…
Why you may want to update your browser in the next 9 days
Want to keep shopping online? If you’re using an old browser you may find yourself locked out of PCI-compliant (e-commerce) websites.
The girls who used WhatsApp to learn under the noses of IS
Weakening encryption so it’s easier to catch terrorists also means weakening it so it’s easier to catch girls who dare to get an education.
FBI admits to inflating number of crime-related devices it can’t crack
Investigators can’t get into 7,775 devices? Nah, the FBI admits: it’s more like 1,200… or 2000… pending an audit, it’s not really sure.
Warehouse full of digital copiers yields truckloads of secrets
Copiers’ hard drives aren’t typically encrypted or wiped. One result: a used copier with 300 people’s medical records: just hit “print!”
Breakthrough pushes Quantum Key Distribution beyond 500km
It’s getting better, but is it getting better fast enough?
Push for legal mandate to unlock phones revived by DOJ
The Feds have been meeting with security researchers who are working on “a safe enough way” to unlock data on encrypted phones.