Western governments, notably the UK and the US, are pushing the software industry to open "backdoors" into our encrypted communications.
Security
Jan 13, 2016
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An open letter posted on Monday by Internet freedom advocates called on governments to back tough encryption of digital data to keep people's information private.
Security
Jan 11, 2016
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Politicians have turned their sights on encryption once more following terrorist outrages in Paris and San Bernardino, California.
Security
Jan 5, 2016
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Last week, candidates in both the Republican and Democratic presidential debates offered some interesting views about the Internet. Whether it was Donald Trump suggesting that parts of the Internet be closed, saying "I would ...
Security
Dec 22, 2015
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Quantum cryptography is considered a fully secure encryption method, but researchers from Linköping University and Stockholm University have discovered that this is not always the case. They found that energy-time entanglement ...
Quantum Physics
Dec 18, 2015
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With renewed focus on how encrypted messages can be used to plot terrorist attacks, President Barack Obama's administration is stepping up pressure on the tech sector to help in the battle.
Security
Dec 12, 2015
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Encryption can be a terrorist's tool. But it's also a key for those hunting attackers, and for many others.
Security
Nov 21, 2015
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The deadly attacks in Paris may soon reopen the debate over whether—and how—tech companies should let governments bypass the data scrambling that shields everyday commerce and daily digital life.
Internet
Nov 16, 2015
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Google plans to ramp up security at its free email service by letting users know when messages arrive via unencrypted connections that could be prone to snooping or tampering.
Internet
Nov 13, 2015
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"Indistinguishability obfuscation" is a powerful concept that would yield provably secure versions of every cryptographic system we've ever developed and all those we've been unable to develop. But nobody knows how to put ...
Computer Sciences
Oct 28, 2015
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