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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, …
Tor Project warns: Academics accused of helping FBI de-anonymize Internet users
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon are being accused of helping the FBI exploit a vulnerability that allowed investigators to gather information on users of Tor, …
NSA says how often, not when, it discloses software flaws
The U.S. National Security Agency, seeking to rebut accusations that it hoards information about vulnerabilities in computer software, thereby leaving U.S. companies open to …
5 companies grab 70% of your online dollars
The Internet was supposed to democratize and open up information, commerce and communication. But so far, the spoils are going to a relative few. …
Snapchat clarifies privacy policies after terms of service change freaks out users
Snapchat recently tweaked its terms of service and privacy policy, and the Internet didn’t like the alterations one bit. The new policies are drastic …
Apple sued over new iPhone feature Wi-Fi Assist
If you have an iPhone running iOS 9, you may want to check to see if your data bill changed since upgrading. A lawsuit …
Mozilla mulls early cutoff for SHA-1 digital certificates
In light of recent advances in attacks against the SHA-1 cryptographic function, Mozilla is considering banning digital certificates signed with the algorithm sooner than …
Another security flaw affects all versions of Adobe Flash
A day after releasing its monthly security update, Adobe confirmed it has discovered a new vulnerability in Flash Player that affects every version running …
Want to make a secure payment online? Then use a SELFIE
City banks are trialling a new system which asks customers to verify their identities by taking selfies on their mobile phones linked to their …
Intel wants to you abolish passwords
Intel wants you to buy its latest 6th Generation Core system. The system was released last week, and powers some of the latest Windows …
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