Debate over tech tools’encryption
Before the San Bernardino terror attack, Syed Rizawan Farook’s iPhone was just one fancy Apple device among hundreds of millions worldwide. But since the California government worker and his wife shot...
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Apple-FBI fight may be first salvo in encryption war
The Apple-FBI fight may just be the opening salvo in a broader war over encryption, as technology companies continue to lock up their users’ messages, photos and other data to shield them from thieves...
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Why few hackers are lining up to help FBI crack iPhone encryption
When the FBI said it couldn’t unlock the iPhone at the center of the San Bernardino shooting investigation without the help of Apple, the hackers at DriveSavers Data Recovery took it as a challenge....
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FBI Hacks iPhone, Ending Apple Encryption Challenge
The Department of Justice said in a federal court filing Monday that it had bypassed encryption on the iPhone 5c used by a terrorist in a mass shooting last year in California and requested the court...
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How the FBI Cracked the iPhone Encryption and Averted a Legal Showdown With...
An urgent meeting inside FBI headquarters little more than a week ago is what convinced federal law enforcement officials that they may be able to abandon a brewing legal fight with tech giant Apple,...
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Forget iPhone encryption, the FBI can’t legally touch the software ISIS uses
The FBI insists that encrypted products like the iPhone and encrypted online services will put people in harm’s way, especially in light of the ISIS-connected San Bernardino shooting late last year....
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How to encrypt iPhone and Android, and why you should do it now
Apple’s fight with the FBI may be over for the time being, but this high-profile fight about user privacy and state security may have puzzled some smartphone users. When is an iPhone or Android device...
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Brooklyn case takes front seat in Apple encryption fight
The Justice Department said Friday it will continue trying to force Apple to reveal an iPhone’s data in a New York drug case, putting the Brooklyn case at the center of a fight over whether a...
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WhatsApp’s encryption services are legal for now, but maybe not for long
WhatsApp introduced end-to-end encryption for all its services today. This means that all user calls, texts, video, images and other files sent can only be viewed by the intended recipient, and no...
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“Petya” ransomware encryption cracked
Utility generates unscrambling key. Users whose data has been held to ransom by the Petya malware now have an option to decrypt the information, thanks to a new tool that generates an unscrambling...
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Feinstein encryption bill sets off alarm bells
A draft version of a long-awaited encryption bill from Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Richard Burr, R-N.C., was leaked online last week, and the technology industry is already calling foul. The...
View ArticleApple, FBI set to resume encryption fight at House hearing
The encryption battle between Apple and the FBI is moving from the courtroom to Congress next week. Representatives from the tech titan and the federal law enforcement agency are scheduled to testify...
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How Apple makes encryption easy and invisible
Do you know how many times a day you unlock your iPhone? Every time you do, you’re participating in Apple’s user-friendly encryption scheme. Friday, the company hosted a security “deep dive” at which...
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FBI: Encryption increasing problem
The FBI is facing an increasing struggle to access readable information and evidence from digital devices because of default encryption, a senior FBI official told members of Congress at a hearing on...
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Moot point: Judge closes iPhone encryption case in Brooklyn
The United States Justice Department said on Friday that it has withdrawn a request compelling Apple Inc to cooperate in unlocking an iPhone related to a drug case in NY following a third-party...
View ArticleON ENCRYPTION: THERE ARE NO LOCKS ONLY “ANGELS” CAN OPEN
Despite the FBI dropping its case against Apple over whether or not the tech giant should supply the government agency with the ability to hack into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, the argument...
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The encryption challenge
IT managers know the movies get it wrong. A teenager with a laptop cannot crack multiple layers of encryption — unless that laptop is connected to a supercomputer somewhere and the teenager can afford...
View ArticleEncryption; Friend of Freedom, Guardian of Privacy
The issue of government access to private encrypted data has been in the public eye since the San Bernardino shootings in December, 2015. When an iPhone was found the FBI requested that Apple write...
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Users’interest should drive encryption policy: IAMAI
Encryption is a fundamental and necessary tool to safeguard digital communication infrastructure but the interests of Internet users should be foremost in framing any policy, the Internet and Mobile...
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American ISIS Recruits Down, but Encryption Is Helping Terrorists’Online...
The number of Americans traveling to the Middle East to fight alongside Islamic State has dropped, but the terrorist group’s efforts to radicalize people online is getting a major boost from...
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