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Best Disk Lock Has Been Updated to Version 2.62
The powerful data protection software-Best Disk Lock has been updated to version 2.62. There are many improvements in version 2.62, which are designed to make the program even easier to use. The latest...
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Senate Intel chair: “It’s time” for encryption legislation
Congress must enact a law that would require companies to decrypt data upon government request, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) argued Thursday in a Wall Street Journal...
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China Antiterror Law Doesn’t Require Encryption Code Handovers
BEIJING—China passed a new antiterrorism law that stepped back from previous language of concern to global technology firms, but which still raises questions about its scope and the potential impact...
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Lawmakers push for commission on encryption
Congress should create a national commission to investigate the difficulties encryption has created for law enforcement, a bipartisan pair of lawmakers argued Monday in a Washington Post op-ed....
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Microsoft may have your encryption key:here’s how to take it back
As happens from time to time, somebody hasspotted a feature in Windows 10 that isn’t actually new and has largely denounced it as a great privacy violation. The Intercept has written that if you have...
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The Netherlands will not weaken encryption for security purposes
The Dutch government believes that confidence in secure communication and storage data is essential for the development of the Dutch economy. The Netherlands will not follow the trend of weakening...
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Netherlands opposes backdoors, but encryption still under assault
The Dutch government has officially declared its opposition to any restrictions on the development or use of encryption products, even as Dutch lawmakers are weighing legislation that could mandate...
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Microsoft, Google, Facebook to U.K.: Don’t weaken encryption
Microsoft, Google and Facebook are urging U.K. officials not to undermine encryption as they work on laws that would authorize forcing communications service providers to decrypt customer traffic. In...
View ArticleTech big guns confront U.K. parliament on backdoors, encryption
A group of high tech corporate powerhouses has gathered together to protest a law proposed by the U.K. government that would allow an array of legal and intelligence agencies the ability to access...
View ArticleUbuntu Touch to Support Encryption of User Data
The Ubuntu Touch operating system is also going to provide support for encryption of user data, developers have revealed. It wasn’t a secret that Ubuntu Touch will get encryption, but it’s also not...
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Congress wades into encryption debate with bill to create expert panel
WASHINGTON — Growing concern about terrorists’ use of encrypted communication is spurring Congress to act, but the first major piece of legislation is taking a cautious approach as lawmakers grapple...
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Tim Cook pushes for strong encryption at White House summit
As expected, Apple CEO Tim Cook urged White House and government officials to come to terms with strong encryption practices that protect consumer data, at one point saying such intentions should be...
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What “El Chapo”, Sean Penn and BlackBerry teach us about encryption
Have you heard the one about the Mexican drug kingpin, the eccentric movie star and the Ugly Duckling smartphone that’s all of a sudden the talk of the tech town for all the wrong reasons? No? Me...
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There is no ‘compromise’ in encryption debate between Silicon Valley and...
During last night’s democratic debate we were once again inundated with calls from politicians who sought compromise from Silicon Valley in its on-going battle with terrorism. Encryption was the point...
View ArticleBritish voice encryption protocol has massive weakness, researcher says
A protocol designed and promoted by the British government for encrypting voice calls has a by-design weakness built into it that could allow for mass surveillance, according to a University College...
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Cisco Security Report: Dwell time and encryption security struggles
The 2016 Cisco Security Report highlighted the duality of cybersecurity and described a number of issues, including encryption security and dwell time as a constant struggle between threat actors...
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AT&T CEO won’t join Tim Cook in fight against encryption backdoors
US politicians have been urging tech companies to weaken the security of smartphones and other products by inserting encryption backdoors that let the government access personal data. Numerous tech...
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Half-Measures on Encryption Since Snowden
When the NSA subcontractor Edward Snowden released classified documents in June 2013 baring the U.S. intelligence community’s global surveillance programs, it revealed the lax attention to privacy and...
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McCaul: US playing ‘catchup’ to terrorists using encryption
The U.S. is playing “catchup” with terrorists and cyber vigilantes who coordinate via encrypted communications, according to the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. “Today’s digital...
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Top senator: Encryption bill may “do more harm than good”
Legislating encryption standards might “do more harm than good” in the fight against terrorism, Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Thursday. In the wake of the...
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