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UK’s lower house eases up on encryption
The United Kingdom’s House of Commons approved far-reaching authority for spy agencies to access cyber data Tuesday, but pulled back some restrictions on encryption opposed by Apple and Facebook. The...
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Amazon is going to remove encryption capabilities of its Kindle Fire, Rumours...
According to Amazon, Removing Kindle Fire,Fire OS 5’s onboard encryption is not a new development, and it’s not related to the iPhone fight Amazon said that the Fire OS 5 update removed local device...
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Apple Echoes Commitment to Encryption after Orlando Shooting
Apple used the kickoff of its Worldwide Developers Conference Monday to reaffirm the company’s stance on encryption and data monetization, one day after the most deadly mass shooting in U.S. history...
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Apple to expand encryption on Macs
Apple is amping up its commitment to encryption. The company is beginning the first major overhaul of the Mac filing system — the way it stores files on the hard drive — in more than 18 years. The...
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Russia encryption grab may require chat backdoors as standard
MOOTED LEGAL CHANGES in Russia may apply a boot to the face of open and private chat messaging services and create a very cold winter for communications. Reports from the country said that plans to...
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Greedy Bart ransomware encrypts files in ZIP archives
A new ransomware threat known as Bart is experimenting with the price it charges victims and encryption strategies. If your PC is infected by Bart you will be asked to pay three Bitcoin (BTC) or just...
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Supreme Court rejects PIL for WhatsApp ban, but encryption debate is just...
WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption might still be a contentious issue, but on Wednesday the Supreme Court refused to allow a PIL seeking a ban on the popular app and similar messenger services. The PIL,...
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US wiretap operations encountering encryption fell in 2015
The US government has been very vocal recently about how the increase in encryption on user devices is hampering their investigations. The reality is that according to a report from the Administrative...
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Full disk encryption flaw could affect millions of Android users
When it comes to vulnerabilities and security, Google’s Android has never been in the good books of security experts or even its users to a great extent. Now, another vulnerability has surfaced that...
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Facebook to add end-to-end encryption to Messenger app
Facebook has started to introduce a setting to its “Messenger” app that provides users with end-to-end encryption, meaning messages can only be read on the device to which they were sent. The...
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Do anti-encryption Democrats see the importance of encryption now?
One would certainly hope so after the turmoil that has followed the release of thousands of DNC emails by Wikileaks. But Democratic lawmakers in the past have worked to weaken encryption standards,...
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Hacker finds breach in WhatsApp’s encryption system
A security expert has found a breach in WhatsApp’s supposed ‘end-to-end’ encryption system. On earlier 2016, the Facebook-owned company proudly announced that messages would feature end-to-end...
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Google finally adds HSTS encryption to google.com
Google, known for its security practices, has finally brought HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to google.com to strengthen its data encryption. HSTS helps protect against eavesdroppers,...
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FBI Chief Calls for National Talk Over Encryption vs. Safety
SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI’s director says the agency is collecting data that he will present next year in hopes of sparking a national conversation about law enforcement’s increasing inability to access...
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French official begins anti-encryption campaign
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. A French official plans to begin mobilizing a global effort —...
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Romanticizing Bugs Will Lead to Death of Information Security
Too much focus on vulnerabilities and their impact is leading information security into a slow death. Speaking in the keynote address at 44CON in London, security researcher Don A. Bailey said that...
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North Korean Hackers Blamed for Bitcoin Attacks
North Korean state hackers are increasingly looking to steal crypto-currency to fund the regime and circumvent tightening sanctions, according to FireEye. The security vendor’s senior cyber threat...
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Wi-Fi’s Most Popular Encryption May Have Been Cracked
Your home Wi-Fi might not be as secure as you think. WPA2 — the de facto standard for Wi-Fi password security worldwide — may have been compromised, with huge ramifications for almost all of the Wi-Fi...
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FBI couldn’t retrieve data from nearly 7000 mobile phones due to encryption
The head of the FBI has reignited the debate about technology companies continuing to protect customer privacy despite law enforcement having a search warrant. The FBI says it hasn’t been able to...
View ArticleQuantum Computing will not be able to crack Encryption Keys until the 2030s
In September, Satya Nadella announced that Microsoft is working on a quantum computer (QC) architecture. Since then, Intel also has announced it is working on a QC architecture. Microsoft and Intel...
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