California enacts strong new online-privacy law as debate continues on national version
It’s one of the toughest privacy laws in the country.
On Oct 9, 2015 by Dell Cameron
After U.S.–E.U. data-sharing deal crumbles, a new push for greater privacy
But will negotiators hear their concerns?
On Oct 7, 2015 by Eric Geller
France moves closer to passing controversial surveillance law
France’s constitutional court struck down parts of a prior surveillance law, so lawmakers are trying again.
On Oct 2, 2015 by Eric Geller
Here’s the Obama administration’s rejected plan for encryption backdoors
Officials considered physical backdoors on phones and more.
On Sep 24, 2015 by Eric Geller
Encryption looms large over first strategic dialog between the U.S. and India
Cryptography is quickly rising to the global political agenda.
On Sep 22, 2015 by Eric Geller
Indian government proposes an encryption plan that would mandate backdoors
What started in the United States has quickly spread to other countries, with worrisome results.
On Sep 21, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
U.K. intelligence officials echo FBI’s anti-encryption stance
They don’t want terrorists to ‘be able to plot and communicate out of the reach of authorities.’
On Sep 17, 2015 by Eric Geller
FTC officials are scared of major online-privacy reform
Reforming the ECPA would make FTC fraud investigations more difficult, officials claim.
On Sep 16, 2015 by Eric Geller
The long fight for justice after 1963’s Birmingham church bombing: A photo timeline
The battle sparked by the bombing spanned five decades.
On Sep 15, 2015 by Deron Dalton
What Congress’ new email-privacy bill means for your inbox
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act is a big deal—if it can come up for a vote.
On Sep 15, 2015 by Eric Geller
Sen. Ron Wyden thinks the next big cybersecurity bill could make things worse
‘I will not casually give up these amendments that are so important to making a flawed bill better.’
On Sep 14, 2015 by Eric Geller
The U.S. government is working on next-gen fingerprint sensors
Time to invest in some new gloves?
On Sep 4, 2015 by Eric Geller
National Security Letters, a controversial FBI tool, sent back to federal court
NSLs could soon make a comeback
On Aug 28, 2015 by Eric Geller
Appeals court overturns major anti-NSA decision
They left the major constitutional issues unaddressed.
Twitter will censor tweets in Turkey, but it won’t snitch on Turkish users
Twitter has drawn a clear line for what it’ll do to its Turkish users.
On Aug 13, 2015 by Kevin Collier
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