Five Eyes Spy Agencies Demand Backdoors to Encryption
Spy agencies from Canada, the US, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand are demanding services include backdoors to their encryption.
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Australian Government Wants to Weaken Encryption
The Australian government wants to create a system for law enforcement to access encrypted information.
Announcement: Freezenet Adds HTTPS Encryption
Today, we announce the implementation of HTTPS encryption on Freezenet!
WhatsApp On the Front Lines In the War On Encryption
In the wake of the terrorist attack in the UK, government officials are demanding that encrypted services contain backdoors.
EU, US, and UK Want to Decrypt All Communications
There’s been numerous developments recently over the battle for privacy. UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that all encrypted communications must either have a government backdoor or banned. The US President, Barack Obama, agreed saying that governments shouldn’t be impeded by encryption. Newly leaked documents suggest that EU officials are also on board.
Mega Defends its Cryptographic System
By Drew Wilson Mega was able to open with a bang as an untold number of users rushed to create accounts on opening day – so much so that the traffic ultimately brought down the website for about 48 hours for some users. Now that the website is up and running, some are criticizing the […]
Claim: Encrypted Chat Developer Detained, Interrogated at US Border
A developer for encrypted chat application “Cryptocat” has recently claimed that he was detained and interrogated at the US border. Apparently, border guards took his passport and interrogated him about the application, demanding to know “which algorithms Cryptocat used and about its censorship resistance.”
Homeland Security: ”ACTA Negotiations May Harm National Security”
Was the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) a national security risk in 2008? According to one letter sent by the Department of Homeland Security, it potentially was.
A Detailed Look at Bill C-32 – Canada’s Copyright Reform Bill (Part 4)
We are now over half way through reading through and analyzing Canada’s latest copyright reform bill. While there have been many interesting ideas (many of which are, unsurprisingly, controversial), we haven’t gotten through all of the bill yet. We continue with the second half of the legislation.
Ireland: 80 Unencrypted Government Laptops Lost – Private Information Feared Lost
The Irish Independent has reported on new revelations by the Irish government that 80 unencrypted laptops along with USB sticks and blackberries were either lost or stolen in the last five years.
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