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Police Group Says Biden's FCC Nominee Is Too Dangerous Because, Uh, Encryption

For the record, the FCC does not actually have jurisdiction over end-to-end encryption.

Tom McKay

12/13/21 5:40PM

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Report: FBI Had Ransomware Decryption Key for Weeks Before Giving It to Victims

After the Kaseya attack, the feds somehow came into possession of a decryption key but waited nearly a month before…

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Ring's Security Cameras Now Offer End-to-End Encryption, but You'll Have to Opt In

Battery-powered video doorbells and cameras don't support the new feature.

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Google Messages Is Finally Getting Support for End-to-End Encryption

E2E encryption only works in one-on-one conversations for now, but it's something.

Sam Rutherford

6/15/21 6:00PM

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Researchers Are Trying to Create an Unhackable Computer Processor

The CPU is classically considered “the brain” of a computer because, like the human head, it contains all of the…

Lucas Ropek

5/20/21 5:34PM

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Indicted CEO of Encrypted Phone Firm Says Drug Charges Are Attack on the 'Right to Privacy'

Sky Global CEO Jean-Francois Eap, who the Department of Justice indicted last week for his alleged role in providing …

Tom McKay

3/15/21 4:45PM

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Signal Rolls Out Encrypted Group Video Calls

Signal, the encrypted messaging app beloved by tech privacy enthusiasts around the world (including Edward Snowden),…

Shoshana Wodinsky

12/15/20 11:20AM

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New Research Cracks Open the Murky World of Cops Cracking Smartphones

Whether we’re talking about the Obama administration or the Trump era, the position of law enforcement agencies has…

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Everything We Know About the Big Twitter Hack of 2020

An apparent cryptocurrency scheme that bombed Twitter Wednesday saw the accounts of high-profile brands, crypto…

Catie Keck

7/16/20 5:21PM

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Three GOP Senators Introduce Bill Experts Say Would Basically Ban End-to-End Encryption

A trio of Republican senators have introduced a bill that would force tech firms to engineer backdoors into their…

Tom McKay

6/24/20 10:00PM

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Was That So Hard, Zoom?

Video chat service Zoom will finally add end-to-end encryption to calls placed by users on the free version of its…

Tom McKay

6/17/20 9:25PM

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Signal's Proving Why It's The Protestor's App Of Choice

To put it bluntly, there are plenty of folks with good reason to be scared right now. As more and more of us…

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Looks Like Google Messages Might Finally Be Getting End-to-End Encryption

End-to-end encryption for RCS appears to finally be in the pipeline for Google’s messaging app. That’s according to…

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Zoom's Adding End-to-End Encryption for Real This Time, But It'll Cost You

Zoom, the video conferencing platform du jour while nearly everyone’s stuck inside under shelter-in-place orders,…

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Scientists Save Quantum States in a Diamond, a Tiny Step Toward a Quantum Internet

A newly created system can enhance quantum communications over longer distances—a small but crucial step toward a…

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

3/26/20 2:25PM

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Encryption Flaws Leave Millions of Toyota, Kia, and Hyundai Cars Vulnerable to Key Cloning

Millions of cars with radio-enabled keys made by Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia may be vulnerable to hijacking thanks to a…

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CIA Spied Using Sabotaged Encryption Equipment It Sold to Foreign Governments Since the 1970s

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Agency (NSA) spied on allies and enemies alike through a…

Matt Novak

2/11/20 11:50AM

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Lindsey Graham Is Quietly Preparing a Mess of a Bill Trying to Destroy End-to-End Encryption

Top Trump ally and consistent encryption scaremonger Senator Lindsey Graham is working on a bill that could coerce…

Tom McKay

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1/31/20 7:50PM

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