The Police Can Probably Break Into Your Phone
At least 2,000 law enforcement agencies have tools to get into encrypted smartphones, according to new research, and they are […]
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Five Eyes governments, India, and Japan make new call for encryption backdoors
Members of the intelligence-sharing alliance Five Eyes, along with government representatives for Japan and India, have published a statement over […]
The EU’s Timetable for Dismantling End-to-End Encryption
Lobbying of “lawful access” to end-to-end encrypted services has moved from the U.S. to the European Union—where advocates for anti-encryption […]
European Police Malware Could Harvest GPS, Messages, Passwords, More
The malware that French law enforcement deployed en masse onto Encrochat devices, a large encrypted phone network using Android phones, […]
IRS offers grants for software to trace privacy-focused cryptocurrency trades
Grants of up to $625,000 will be issued in exchange for cryptocurrency tracking technologies. The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) […]
Privacy laws might prove to be a blessing in disguise for crypto
With government agencies getting more savvy at tracing blockchain transactions, laws like the EU’s GDPR may play a role. The […]
Atlassian says encryption-busting law has damaged Australia’s tech reputation
Startup darling has taken further aim at the TOLA Act, echoing calls for the warrant process to have independent oversight. […]
Researchers propose Falcon, a privacy-preserving communication protocol for AI training and inference
Researchers hailing from Princeton, Microsoft, and Technion propose Falcon, a secure communications protocol for AI inferencing and training. They claim […]
Quantum entanglement breakthrough could boost encryption, secure communications
Using quantum entanglement, a team of researchers has developed a new way to communicate via particles of light. A team […]
Proposed US law is “Trojan horse” to stop online encryption, critics say
Child-exploitation bill could dissuade companies from using end-to-end encryption. Two Republicans and two Democrats in the US Senate have proposed […]
Law enforcement can crack iPhones just fine without a backdoor
Law enforcement agencies may be able to access data on locked iPhones more often than they’re letting on, an analysis […]
Australia’s Home Affairs pushes back against encryption law proposals
Both Labor and Australia’s Independent National Security Legislation Monitor have proposed judicial approvals before cops and spooks can access encrypted […]