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 […]
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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 […]
Sen. Graham Draft Bill Would Ban Encryption, Undermine User Privacy, Security
Senator Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, is targeting giant internet platforms with a child protection measure that could threaten […]
Exploit Fully Breaks SHA-1 encryption
Users of GnuPG, OpenSSL and Git could be in danger from an attack that’s practical for ordinary attackers to carry […]
Facebook and Barr Escalate Standoff Over Encrypted Messages
With 1.5 billion users, Facebook’s WhatsApp is perhaps the world’s most commonly used encrypted communications platform. Facebook executives and Attorney […]
Interpol: Strong encryption helps online predators. Build backdoors
Multinational police agency Interpol is due to say that tech companies deploying strong encryption helps paedophiles – unless they build […]
Deidentification versus anonymization
Anonymization is hard. Just like cryptography, most people are not qualified to build their own. Unlike cryptography, the research is […]