WhatsApp to offer end-to-end encrypted backups in iCloud, Google Drive with user-managed keys
WhatsApp said users will soon be able to store end-to-end encrypted backups of their chat history on Google Drive or iCloud.
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Belgian Council of State Considers Encryption a Sufficient Measure for U.S. Data Transfers
Belgian Council of State confirmed a decision of the regional Flemish Authorities to contract with an EU branch of a U.S. company using Amazon Web Services (“AWS”).
Apple Has Opened the Backdoor to Increased Surveillance and Censorship Around the World
Apple’s new program for scanning images sent on iMessage steps back from the company’s prior support for the privacy and security of encrypted messages.
Apple’s plan to combat abuse images raises privacy concerns
Apple’s plan to scan for child sexual abuse images has raised concerns among the privacy and security communities.
Amazon Acquires Encrypted Messaging App Wickr
Wickr is a popular encrypted messaging platform used by journalists, criminals, governments, and businesses.
WhatsApp boss decries attacks on encryption as Orwellian
Will Cathcart likens governments’ stance to insisting a 1984 telescreen be installed in every living room.
Government puts Facebook under pressure to stop end-to-end encryption over child abuse risks
Home secretary Priti Patel uses a conference organised by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) to warn that end-to-end encryption will severely erode the ability of tech companies to police illegal content, including child abuse and terrorism.
UK may force Facebook services to allow backdoor police access
End-to-end encryption could be challenged with security agencies enabled to monitor user messages.
The future of data privacy: confidential computing, quantum safe cryptography take center stage
IBM is working on future-proof encryption methods able to keep our data safe both in storage and active use.
Criminals arrested after trusting encrypted chat app cracked by police
Police in the Netherlands and Belgium have made hundreds of raids, and arrested at least 80 people, after cracking into an encrypted phone network.
Tech companies warn EU lawmakers over ‘anti-encryption’ push
Four European apps which secure user data via end-to-end encryption, ProtonMail, Threema, Tresorit and Tutanota, have issued a joint-statement warning over recent moves by EU institutions that they say are setting lawmakers on a dangerous path to backdooring encryption.
How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone’s Encryption
New research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools.