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WhatsApp Turns on Encryption for All Platforms
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 shooting, instant messaging app WhatsApp has added end-to-end encryption to every iteration of its software on every platform,…
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California Moves to Ban Encrypted Phones
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 Democratic California assembly member Jim Cooper and would require any smartphone manufactured “on or after January 1, 2017, and sold in California after…
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GCHQ-Developed Encryption System Has Built-In Backdoor
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 its master key. Steven J. Murdoch, a Royal Society University Research Fellow in the Information Security Research Group of University College, found that…
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Manhattan District Attorney Attacks Apple’s Encryption Policy
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 government to circumvent its user’s privacy, CBS New York reports. In an interview with Charlie Rose on CBS News show…
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WhatsApp’s Promise of True Encryption Proven False
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 data from being intercepted in transit, viewable only by sender and receiver. While, strictly speaking, WhatsApp did as it promised – using a system designed…
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Former Homeland Security Secretary Speaks Out About Encryption Backdoors
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 protecting people’s privacy. Michael Chertoff, the former Secretary of Homeland Security under the Bush administration from 2005 to 2009, told an audience at the…
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UK’s WhatsApp Ban Ruled Unlawful
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 services, has been deemed “inconsistent with [European Union] law”. Messaging apps that use end-to-end encryption, such as the popular WhatsApp, Apple’s iMessage, and image…
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David Cameron Declares War on Encryption
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. Cameron thinks it’s an affront that we peasants be able to send data and communications to each other without that cannot be read by…
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Spying Will Get ‘Ethically Worse’ if Unbreakable Encryption is Allowed
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 worse” to compensate. Ormand said, “One of the results of Snowden is that companies are now heavily encrypting end-to-end. Intelligence agencies are not going to give…
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Use Wickr to Send Self-Destructing Messages From Your Desktop
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 send text, image, and audio recordings that “self-destruct” when viewed by the recipient. The messaging app has been available for Android and…
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