Brussels promises more police access to encrypted data, but no backdoors
The European Commission insisted that it does not want to weaken encryption as part of its latest push to give […]
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Government Requests for Google Data All-Time-High
Government Requests for Google Data Hit All-Time-High. Firm forced to revise up many FISA demands from previous years. Source: Government […]
Las Vegas tragedy reignites encryption debate
As law enforcement works to understand what motivated gunman Stephen Paddock, his technology habits have come into focus. Source: Las […]
Companies to Settle FTC Charges They Falsely Claimed Participation in Privacy Shield
Three U.S. companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers about their participation in the […]
Why metadata should be accessed with warrant
The former head of the Australian Human Rights Commission, professor Gillian Triggs, agreed to hand over one day’s worth of […]
Law enforcement access gets review in the EU
On August 4, the European Commission opened a public consultation to “help Europe’s law enforcement agencies combat crime in the […]
Facebook transparency report signals need for privacy guidelines
Facebook released its latest Global Government Requests Report covering the second half of 2016. The report shows that over first half 2016 […]