AG Barr, Officials to Facebook: Don’t Encrypt Messaging Officials say they are concerned about their ability to fight crime and protect citizens, while privacy advocates remain critical of government interference.…
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Attorney General Barr and Encryption - Schneier on Security by Bruce Schneier With this change, we can finally have a sensible policy conversation. Yes, adding a backdoor increases our collective security because it allows law enforcement to eavesdrop on the bad guys. But adding that backdoor also decreases our collective security because the bad guys can eavesdrop on everyone. This is exactly the policy debate we should be having -- not the fake one about whether or not we can…
In Support of Strong Encryption by IEEE IEEE supports the use of unfettered strong encryption to protect confidentiality and integrity of data and communications. We oppose efforts by governments to restrict the use of strong encryption and/or to mandate exceptional access mechanisms such as "backdoors" or "key escrow schemes" in order to facilitate government access to encrypted data. Governments have legitimate law enforcement and national security interests. IEEE believes that mandating the intentional creation of backdoors or escrow schemes --…
Details on a New PGP Vulnerability - Schneier on Security by Bruce Schneier Why is anyone using encrypted e-mail anymore, anyway? Reliably and easily encrypting e-mail is an insurmountably hard problem for reasons having nothing to do with today's announcement. If you need to communicate securely, use Signal. If having Signal on your phone will arouse suspicion, use WhatsApp. Interesting that Bruce things email encryption is a lost cause. For reasons that are mostly about ease of use.…
Trump’s Android phone has been repealed and replaced (BGR) Just over one year ago, president Don Trump called upon all Americans to boycott Apple until the company agreed to help investigators unlock an iPhone tied to the tragedy in San Bernardino. [exif id="21122"] Apparently, POTUS has changed his mind. Trump’s director of social media and senior advisor Dan Scavino Jr. in a tweet in March of 2017. I guess only elected officials are allowed to have the full rights afforded…
