Apple’s Address Book leaves your contacts wide open to the NSA
A simple fix could protect your information, but Apple hasn’t made it yet.
On Oct 22, 2013 by Tim Sampson
iMessage may not be as secure as Apple claims
If Apple can intercept and decrypt one’s messages, then the government can compel it do so.
On Oct 17, 2013 by Miles Klee
Worst virus ever locks your files, demands Bitcoin ransom
Other ransom viruses are just a bluff. CryptoLocker is for real.
On Oct 15, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
Google speeds up plan to encrypt its data after NSA revelations
Encryption won’t stop the NSA entirely, but it will limit the agency’s ability to do broad searches of Google’s data.
On Sep 9, 2013 by Tim Sampson
Majority of Tor encryption keys may be vulnerable to NSA codebreakers
“The NSA can spend $1 billion on custom chips that can break such a key in a few hours.”
On Sep 8, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Congressman: My bill would kill NSA’s back doors
Now that we know the NSA can actually do that, maybe Rush Holt (D-N.J.)’s bill will get some traction.
On Sep 7, 2013 by Kevin Collier
On the NSA
Cryptography and privacy expert Matthew Green weighs in on the revelation that the NSA has cracked many of the most common forms of encryption.
On Sep 6, 2013 by [email protected]
Leaked document outlines the NSA’s backdoor security industry relationships
Confirmed: NSA “obtains cryptographic details of commercial cryptographic information security systems through industry relationships.”
On Sep 6, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Snowden’s latest leak: NSA better at defeating encryption than anyone imagined
New documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal that the NSA has built backdoors into most of the Internet’s encryption systems.
On Sep 5, 2013 by Joe Kloc
The solution to online privacy? Encrypt everything
The Internet Engineering Task Force reached a “rough consensus” about standardizing Web encryption.
On Aug 27, 2013 by Aaron Sankin
Will you trust Kim Dotcom’s Mega with your email?
With three major secure email services down, Mega sees a market opportunity.
On Aug 12, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
After Snowden leaks, daily adoption rate of PGP encryption triples
Kristian Fiskerstrand cautions that more users trying it out now doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll adopt the practice permanently.
On Jul 31, 2013 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Password protocols center stage again after Ubuntu Forums hack
Some 1.8 million users had their usernames, passwords, and email addresses exposed.
On Jul 22, 2013 by Curt Hopkins
Pirate Bay founder’s secure messaging app hits funding goal in 36 hours
The app promises to be free of ads and free of government surveillance.
On Jul 11, 2013 by Kevin Collier
I graduated from the University of Reddit
After a heavy courseload, the grades are in for Reddit’s free, volunteer-driven educational classes.
On Jun 21, 2013 by Fidel Martinez
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