FBI says it won’t submit tool used to hack San Bernardino iPhone for disclosure review
Apple is sure to be disappointed by this decision.
On Apr 27, 2016 by Eric Geller
The FBI doesn’t need to override encryption if it can just buy existing flaws
The gray market will decide.
On Apr 27, 2016 by Kelsey Atherton
A complete guide to the new ‘Crypto Wars’
Get up to speed on encryption with a thorough timeline of the events that brought us to this point.
On Apr 26, 2016 by Eric Geller
Judge tosses evidence in Dark Net child porn case obtained through mass FBI hack
‘It follows that the resulting search was conducted as though there were no warrant at all.’
On Apr 21, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Law-enforcement officials condemn unbreakable encryption with baffling claims
Technologists on social media puzzled over many of the officials’ comments.
On Apr 19, 2016 by Eric Geller
Rep. Ted Lieu calls for Congress to investigate security flaw that puts millions of mobile users at risk
Lieu said his phone calls with elected officials as high up as President Obama could have been vulnerable.
On Apr 18, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The encryption debate explained so simply, your dog could understand it
This is about more than just terrorists and criminals. It’s about you, too.
On Apr 17, 2016 by Andrew Couts
EFF vows to tie up encryption ‘backdoor’ legislation in court ‘for years’
The battle over backdoors has just begun.
On Apr 8, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
U.S. continues efforts to force Apple’s help in accessing Brooklyn drug dealer’s iPhone
Apple vs. FBI, round 2.
On Apr 8, 2016 by William Turton
As encryption debate heats up, experts dissect Obama’s surveillance policies
One panelist called the FBI director’s encryption plea ‘rhetorically really masterful.’
On Apr 8, 2016 by Eric Geller
U.S. senators behind ‘backdoor’ bill repeatedly voted for encryption funding
These lawmakers were for encryption before they were against it.
FBI’s iPhone hack only works on one type of phone, director says
FBI director James Comey said the agency’s iPhone hack only works on one version of the phone.
Senate bill effectively bans strong encryption
The measure is sure to face an uphill battle in Congress, where privacy activists are poised to fight back.
The philosophy of privacy: What do Thomas Jefferson and John Locke have to do with encryption?
When you think of encryption, you don’t think of philosopher John Locke. But you should.
On Apr 7, 2016 by Eric Geller
FBI offers its new iPhone hack to local law enforcement agencies
‘We are in this together,’ said the FBI’s letter to local cops.
On Apr 3, 2016 by Jay Hathaway
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