The antivirus visionary hopes Libertarians will credit him for "standing up and risking things" for freedom by campaigning in exile.
Parliament passes a bill at the last possible moment to give officials the power to weaken encryption.
The bigger the company, the bigger the target.
Draft legislation would force tech companies to compromise encryption at the government's demand.
Cybercurrencies are not as anonymous as you might think.
If foreign hackers are immune from American civil suits under current law, don't be surprised to see Congress step in to try to close the loophole.
Law enforcement is upset, but data security is vital to prevent crimes.
Was their miscount of unlockable phones truly a mistake or part of an agenda?
The EU's GDPR should serve as a cautionary tale for Americans eager to reign in tech titans
The former FBI director recognizes his criticism of Apple was "thoughtless," but he doesn't see the underlying problem with seeking cybersecurity back doors.
Lawmakers passed a bill requiring American firms to comply with warrants for data stored overseas, ending a legal fight.
The FBI is looking for a back door to your phone. So are some snoops in the FBI's back yard.
A political battle following the San Bernardino attack was the result of an attempt to make a test case.
The CLOUD Act improves data sharing with governments by reducing oversight.
Are smart Roombas booby-trapped with bombs in our future?
No, the government shouldn't nationalize our mobile infrastructure.
Illinois and Texas think biometric identifiers are a lawsuit waiting to happen.
Have you heard about "Meltdown" and "Spectre"? Here's what you need to know.
Another possible standoff where officials want to compromise everybody's data security.
What Rosenstein wants would threaten data security. That's hardly responsible.
Amber Rudd admits that she doesn't understand encryption while insisting on the need to undermine it.
Responses to top-down federal dictates are hard to predict.
Government authorities refuse to consider uncontrollable, dangerous consequences of breaking data privacy.
Imprisoning people who reveal top-secret reports has become business as usual. Should it be?
The novelist, activist, and BoingBoing founder on cyber warfare, Uber-style reputation economics, and what he's likely to get arrested for someday.
A failure of transparency and responsibility by multiple nations.
The British government uses its own intel failures to demand weakening of encryption.
Will assess whether anything illegal happened, but wouldn't provide details.
Vault 7 serves as another reminder of the inherent folly in building government-mandated backdoors into secure systems.
Government can "invade our private spaces" if it has a "good reason."
Agency hoards infiltration tools and puts our information at risk of exposure.
From using smart TVs for spying to hoarding IT vulnerabilities
Let's focus on overturning existing government policies that undermine security.
Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has been scrupulously compliant with government demands, until the IRS asked for millions of innocent customers' records.
He talks about data protection, but does he understand it at all?
Coverage of third-party candidates presented as attempt to discredit American democracy.
Don't let the fight over Russia's behavior allow interventionist answers to go unchallenged.
Leaking embarrassing emails about Hillary Clinton did not undermine democracy.
Please stop ignoring that government officials have agendas.
Administration argues email hacks eroded faith and undermined confidence in government, but doesn't explain how providing voters with more info accomplished that.
A call for strong data protection even in the face of law enforcement demands.
No matter what faceless spooks assure us, it's far from clear the Russian government directed the leaks of the DNC or John Podesta emails.
One man's interference with the electoral process is another man's voter education.
A guide to stripping the political outrage out of a national defense and policy issue.
One warrant and one judge can lead to untold numbers of system intrusions.
Nestled deep in the Investigatory Powers Bill is the authority to mandate encryption "back doors."
Turns out there's still time for October surprises.
