Founder of Russian messaging app defies official ultimatum
The founder of a Russian encrypted messaging app is defying the government's request to provide information about his company.
Security
Jun 23, 2017
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The world's fastest film camera: when light practically stands still
Forget high-speed cameras capturing 100 000 images per second. A research group at Lund University in Sweden has developed a camera that can film at a rate equivalent to five trillion images per second, or events as short ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 28, 2017
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Germany gets criticized by web giants over encryption plans
Germany faces criticism from some of the web's biggest names over plans to weaken encrypted communication and fine social media sites for hate speech.
Security
Apr 6, 2017
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What the CIA WikiLeaks dump tells us: Encryption works
If the tech industry is drawing one lesson from the latest WikiLeaks disclosures, it's that data-scrambling encryption works, and the industry should use more of it.
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Mar 10, 2017
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Ultra-small nanocavity advances technology for secure quantum-based data encryption
Researchers have developed a new type of light-enhancing optical cavity that is only 200 nanometers tall and 100 nanometers across. Their new nanoscale system represents a step toward brighter single-photon sources, which ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 21, 2016
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Researchers nearly reach quantum limit with nanodrums
Extremely accurate measurements of microwave signals can potentially be used for data encryption based on quantum cryptography and other purposes.
Nanophysics
Oct 31, 2016
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Weakness of 2G mobile phone networks revealed
The encryption scheme used for second generation (2G) mobile phone data can be hacked within seconds by exploiting weaknesses and using common hardware, A*STAR researches show. The ease of the attack shows an urgent need ...
Security
Oct 21, 2016
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Counterterrorism prosecutors seek access to encrypted data
Prosecutors from France, Belgium, Spain and Morocco called Friday for the ability to unlock phones and computers and to gain access to encrypted communications to aid in the fight against terrorism.
Security
Oct 21, 2016
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Encrypting medical photos with chaos
Chaos and confusion could be used to encrypt colour photos and protect them from prying eyes, according to computer scientists in Algeria. Writing in the International Journal of Information and Computer Security, the team ...
Security
Oct 12, 2016
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Now hear this: Emergency agencies turn off radio encryption
Some police and fire departments are bucking a trend to conceal dispatch communications from the public, acknowledging that radio encryption has the potential to backfire and put first responders in danger.
Security
Oct 11, 2016
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