Senior U.S. lawmaker presses DOJ for update on Silicon Valley encryption talks
The senior lawmaker said he had ‘yet to see any concrete progress’ on the issue.
On Feb 17, 2016 by Eric Geller
White House officials dodge encryption debate in discussing cyber plan
Ed Felten, a senior Obama technology adviser, called the debate ‘intellectually interesting.’
On Feb 13, 2016 by Eric Geller
U.S. can’t ban encryption because it’s a global phenomenon, Harvard study finds
The U.S. isn’t the only country that makes crypto.
On Feb 11, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
FBI director invokes San Bernardino attack in defense of anti-encryption narrative
James Comey denied wanting a ‘backdoor’ but said that some kind of encryption workaround was needed.
On Feb 9, 2016 by Eric Geller
Encryption does not allow criminals and terrorists to ‘go dark,’ study finds
Technology is making it easier to catch the bad guys, the authors found.
On Feb 1, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Senate Homeland Security chairman: Encryption law could ‘do more harm than good’
Sen. Ron Johnson is the highest-ranking lawmaker to oppose backdoors.
On Jan 28, 2016 by Eric Geller
The myth of the ISIS encrypted messaging app
After over a week of investigation, the Alrawi encryption app is nowhere to be found.
On Jan 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
French Secretary of State says encryption backdoors are ‘not the right solution’
‘With a backdoor, personal data is not protected at all,’ Lemaire said.
On Jan 14, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Encryption didn’t save El Chapo
Guzmán and his men stayed connected to the Internet.
On Jan 10, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Former NSA chief says U.S. can get around encryption with metadata, argues against backdoors
‘I don’t think it’s a winning hand to attempt to legislate against technological progress.’
On Jan 5, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
White House ducks question of backdoors in encryption petition response
Privacy groups asked the White House to support security. The White House isn’t ready to do that.
On Dec 9, 2015 by Eric Geller
Top Democratic senator will seek legislation to ‘pierce’ through encryption
‘I have concern about a PlayStation that my grandchildren might use.’
On Dec 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Hillary Clinton hints that she supports backdoors in encryption
Clinton didn’t go so far as to propose a specific policy.
On Nov 20, 2015 by Eric Geller
Congress plans encryption investigations as Paris attacks reignite ‘crypto wars’
Independent experts overwhelmingly support strong encryption, but Congress is still worried about it.
On Nov 18, 2015 by Eric Geller
Paris attacks spark renewed fight against encryption
Surveillance defenders are seizing the tragedy to push for new spy powers.
On Nov 16, 2015 by Eric Geller
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