Encryption
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FBI’s Comey Proposes an ‘Adult Conversation’ About Giving the FBI Whatever They Want
Two words from a government official to dismiss decades of expertise on encryption.
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Hillary Clinton’s Staff Turned to Snowden's Wisdom for Cybersecurity Advice
Would she allow the rest of us to be equally protected?
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Government-Sponsored Hacking of Activists Should Give Authorities Pause, Not Inspiration
How an oppressive Middle Eastern country led to everybody’s iPhones getting a security update.
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Bot-Run Company of the Future Gets Hacked
A funny thing happened on the way to a post-capitalist, crypto-anarchist utopia.
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DNC Hacks and Leaky Government Make Encryption Restrictions Look More Foolish Than Ever
FBI investigations reveal that encryption is increasingly important, and government officials can’t be trusted with a backdoor.
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Microsoft Accidentally Provides Example of Dangers of Encryption ‘Back Doors’
An internal bypass mechanism in the Windows booting process makes it out into ‘the wild.’
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Is Russia Using U.K. and U.S. Domestic Spying Laws as a Model?: New at Reason
"In Russia, the legislation is compared to the USA Patriot Act."
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GOP Platform Wants It Both Ways on Encryption
The infamous concept of ‘balance’ rears its head.
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U.K. Pols Still Devoted to Destroying Citizens’ Encryption, Privacy, and Security
Government would be able to demand tech companies provide data access.
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The Fourth Amendment Gets Its Own House Caucus to Demand Its Respect
Coalition of 25 bipartisan lawmakers organizes against unwarranted surveillance and data collection.
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Britain Welcomes New Prime Minister Theresa May. Here’s Why She’s Awful.
Keep calm and accept 24/7 surveillance.
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U.K.’s Mass Surveillance Bill Slightly Less Awful Than What Could Have Been
Demands for encryption back doors removed, sort of.
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A New Front in an Old Encryption Fight
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Encryption Is Winning! Celebrate, But Be Wary.
Terrible Senate bill is poised to go nowhere.
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The Government’s Attitude on Data Security: There’s Too Much and Also Not Enough
'Let us in, but do a better job at keeping others out!'
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Why We Should All Care About Brazil’s War on WhatsApp
Because WhatsApp is so popular, it is a prime target for government data mining—and not just in Brazil.
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If You Want to Keep Your Phone Contents Secret, Perhaps Don’t Use a Fingerprint Lock
Unlike passcodes, judges seem willing to force cooperation with authorities for access.
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FBI Won’t (or Can’t) Say How It Broke Into Terrorist’s IPhone
Agency wants to avoid a review process over passing information back to Apple.
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Another Reason to Praise Snowden: He Sped Up Encryption Development
The NSA laments what is a positive development for individual privacy and security.
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60 Minutes Shows Nature of Smartphone Vulnerabilities Some Senators Want to Preserve
Here’s what it looks like when your cybersecurity is not protected.