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Apple CEO Tim Cook sticks to his guns: “No encryption backdoors”
Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared on CBS’s 60 Minutes TV show last night. As you can probably imagine, the topic of encryption came up, …
Tech industry defends encryption amid new questions following Paris attacks
Technology industry groups are pushing back against calls from law enforcement and intelligence officials to give the government more access to encrypted networks following …
NSA winds down once-secret phone-records collection program
The National Security Agency has begun winding down its collection and storage of American phone records after the Senate failed to agree on a …
UK government will bring back Snooper’s Charter; Snowden warns of dangers
Theresa May, who retains her position as Home Secretary after last week’s general election, has indicated that bringing back the “Snooper’s Charter” is a …
Russian cyberwar advances military interests in Ukraine, report says
As troops prepare to move, cyber activity flares. Cyberwar does not take place in vacuum. When a geopolitical showdown is underway, nation states have …
US offers rewards for fugitive Russian hackers
The U.S. government is offering multimillion-dollar rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of two alleged Russian hackers. Both were indicted …
Twitter adds tool to report tweets to the police
Twitter has added a tool to help users report abusive content to law enforcement, which could aid in removing the most threatening posts as …
EU plans new team to tackle cyber-terrorism
Plans for a new Europe-wide counter-terrorism unit are being presented to European ministers. The Internet Referral Unit would be part of law enforcement agency …
Authorities closing in on hackers who stole JPMorgan data – NYT
Federal authorities investigating the data breach at JPMorgan Chase & Co are confident that a criminal case will be filed against the hackers in …
Drug Dealers Swapping Down To Old Cellphones To Stay One Step Ahead In The ‘Tech Arms Race’
The FBI, along with seemingly every law enforcement agency in the country, wants a backdoor into every new, encrypted-by-default cellphone, arguing that without this, …
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