US Democrats Call on Barr to Stop Opposing Encryption Drew Wilson | November 8, 2019 US Attorney General, William Barr, has been carrying out a campaign to kill effective encryption. Democrats are telling him to knock it off.
Facebook Begins Testing Encryption on Video and Audio Calls Drew Wilson | November 5, 2019 While governments are pressuring Facebook to abandon encryption, it seems Facebook is moving ahead with even more encryption anyway.
Indian Court Rules Social Media Must Globally Remove “Offensive” Content Drew Wilson | October 25, 2019 Free speech took a hit in India. A court has ruled that social media companies must globally remove “offensive” content.
Germany Joins US, UK, Australia in Calls to End Facebook Encryption Drew Wilson | October 18, 2019 Germany is the latest to join the war on encryption. They are now also calling on Facebook to end their efforts to increase user security.
Snowden on Encryption: “Without encryption, we will lose all privacy” Drew Wilson | October 17, 2019 Edward Snowden has weighed in on the international Facebook encryption debate. He warns: “Without encryption, we will lose all privacy”.
UK MPs Dials Up Pressure, Summons Senior Facebook Rep Over Encryption Drew Wilson | October 10, 2019 It seems that UK MPs are furious that Facebook is protecting their users – so much so that they summoned Nick Clegg to explain himself.
More Than 100 Rights Organizations Push Back Against Anti-Security Push Drew Wilson | October 9, 2019 Following the letter by various governments urging Facebook to abandon protecting their users, digital rights organizations are pushing back with a letter of their own.
Barr, US, UK, and Australia Team Up to Kill Effective Encryption Drew Wilson | October 8, 2019 US Attorney General, William Barr, along with counterparts in the UK and Australia, are urging Facebook not to encrypt messages on their platform.
FBI Director: Facebook Encryption Will Turn Platform into Child Porn Site Drew Wilson | October 5, 2019 The FBI director is lobbing another grenade in the fight to crack down on security. He says that Facebook encryption will lead to child pornography.
Digital Issues Gets Passing Mention During Maclean’s Debate Drew Wilson | September 13, 2019 The Canadian election got off to an interesting start with the Maclean’s debate. Digital issues did get a brief mention, but nothing more.
