FBI Director tells Senate he doesn’t understand demand for strong encryption
‘We are fighting a war on terror,’ said one senator sympathetic to the push for encryption backdoors.
On Jul 8, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The battle over the future of encryption returns to Capitol Hill
Comey is likely to face heated questions about the vagueness of his proposals.
On Jul 7, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
U.S. lawmakers demand federal encryption requirements after OPM hack
Meanwhile, the FBI wants to mandate encryption backdoors.
On Jun 16, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The fight over encryption heats up as more tech groups put pressure on Obama
The new crypto wars are just getting started.
On Jun 9, 2015 by Eric Geller
U.S. tech companies expected to lose more than $35 billion due to NSA spying
A new report finds that NSA spying is the ultimate tech-business buzzkill.
On Jun 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Apple’s Tim Cook warns the FBI not to weaken encryption
The most powerful tech CEO in American sides with strong encryption.
On Jun 2, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
The U.K. is about to force tech companies to decrypt protected user data
That’s the the software equivalent of the master keys that apartment supervisors use.
On May 28, 2015 by Eric Geller
The man who wants to outlaw encryption
FBI Director James Comey has transformed from a privacy hero to a warrior against privacy’s greatest tool.
On May 7, 2015 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
Meet Ted Lieu, the new privacy pit bull in Congress
Lieu had been in Congress all of 4 months before telling the director of the FBI to ‘just follow the damn Constitution.’
On May 1, 2015 by Kevin Collier
Encryption is the Second Amendment for the Internet
The FBI is wrong about putting ‘backdoors’ in encrypted products.
On Apr 8, 2015 by Sunday Yokubaitis
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
Why do police officers keep killing unarmed black men?
Our courts cannot hold cops accountable for their racist actions.
On Mar 12, 2015 by Shawn Carrié
FBI admits to using fake cellphone towers to track Americans’ locations
We’ve known this for a while, but now the government is admitting it.
On Feb 17, 2015 by Kevin Collier
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
Someone should tell the FBI director that his website promotes encryption
The battle over encryption continues.
On Oct 20, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill
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