In a move that is sure to rile the FBI, following the law enforcement agency’s feud with Apple over its refusal to unlock the iPhone of a suspect in the San Bernardino ...
April 6, 2016 at 12:40 am by Ashley AllenApple’s approach to user security is admirable – though its dedication to end-to-end encryption could see its smartphones banned in California – but despite its iMessage ...
January 25, 2016 at 9:07 pm by Ashley Allen
The state of California is looking to introduce new legislation that would see encrypted smartphones banned from sale and ownership. The bill, ZDNet reports, was introduced by ...
January 25, 2016 at 1:41 am by Ashley Allen
A security researcher has discovered that a telephone encryption system developed by UK intelligence agency GCHQ contains a backdoor that can be exploited by anyone who has ...
January 21, 2016 at 10:57 pm by Ashley Allen
Cyrus R. Vance, the District Attorney of Manhattan, has launched a scathing attack on Apple after CEO Tim Cook said that the company would resist any attempts by the US ...
December 21, 2015 at 5:25 pm by Ashley Allen
Last year, the Facebook-owned messaging app Whatsapp, in a move applauded by privacy advocates, announced that it would be introducing end-to-end encryption to protect user ...
November 14, 2015 at 3:45 pm by Ashley Allen
While some governments are trying to ban end-to-end encryption or insert backdoors into encrypted systems, a prominent yet unexpected voice has spoken out in support of ...
July 29, 2015 at 4:00 am by Ashley Allen
UK Prime Minister David Cameron plans to ban any online messaging platform that uses end-to-end encryption, such that it would be unreadable by the country’s intelligence ...
July 24, 2015 at 11:00 pm by Ashley Allen
In an effort to out-Tory even himself, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has reaffirmed his intent to outlaw data encryption during Prime Minister’s Questions this week. ...
July 1, 2015 at 5:01 pm by Ashley Allen
Sir David Omand, former head of British intelligence organisation GCHQ, warns that if end-to-end encryption is permitted, that methods of spying will become “ethically ...
January 27, 2015 at 9:58 am by Ashley Allen
Wickr, the instant messaging equivalent of Snapchat, is now available for home computers. The desktop version operates in the same way as the smartphone app, allowing users to ...
December 4, 2014 at 5:52 pm by Ashley Allen
