U.S. military is now using the spy-resistant Blackphone
No device is perfectly secure, but the Pentagon is hoping the Blackphone comes close.
On Mar 31, 2015 by Eric Geller
FBI director urges Congress to crack down on encryption
He doesn’t want the smoking gun to be an encrypted email.
On Mar 26, 2015 by Aaron Sankin
Apple’s encrypted iPhone backups leak key user metadata
“People think they press the magic crypto button and all their data is hidden.”
On Mar 25, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
White House urges all federal websites to adopt HTTPS
It’s a good first step, at least.
On Mar 17, 2015 by Eric Geller
The danger of Yahoo’s new ‘on demand’ password feature
Whatever you do, don’t lose your phone.
On Mar 16, 2015 by William Turton
Snowden leaks haven’t changed how most Americans use technology
It’s disheartening how little has changed.
On Mar 16, 2015 by Eric Geller
Why you should be encrypting your phone calls and texts
The barriers to entry are so low that there’s really no reason not to.
On Mar 9, 2015 by S.E. Smith
@DotPolitics Weekly: Why the entire Internet suddenly wants to read one grandma’s emails
Your weekly dose of Internet politics.
On Mar 6, 2015 by Aaron Sankin
U.S. plan to weaken foreign encryption has backfired on American companies
In the 90s, cryptography was still considered a military weapon
On Mar 4, 2015 by Dell Cameron
With Signal, iOS finally gets free, open-source encrypted messaging
Finally, it’s here—and easy.
On Mar 2, 2015 by William Turton
SnapMail encrypts your sensitive emails and adds a self-destruct countdown
Your Gmail gossip is finally safe.
On Feb 25, 2015 by Myles Tanzer
Broke coder who makes your favorite encryption tools just got a big payday
Werner Koch was almost broke. Now, he’s fully funded.
On Feb 6, 2015 by Kevin Collier
Why humans are terrible at picking their own passwords
We’re all susceptible to weakness.
On Jan 23, 2015 by Gillian Branstetter
Unsuspecting L.A. residents give out their passwords to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ cameras
We need something stronger than “password123.”
On Jan 16, 2015 by Greg Seals
Manhattan D.A. says smartphone encryption is a threat to public safety
He says he’s already speaking to lawmakers.
On Jan 7, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
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