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Justice Department joins 6 other countries calling for easier access to...
The Justice Department continued its long-standing attack on encryption this week by signing onto a statement with six other countries calling for law enforcement to have easier access to encrypted...
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Zoom settles with FTC over end-to-end encryption claims
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Monday that it has reached a settlement with Zoom, the popular videoconferencing software, after opening a complaint into claims about its security...
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Signal adds encrypted group video calls feature
Signal, the popular encrypted messaging app, launched the ability to have group calls—building on its video call capabilities. The ability to have Signal group calls was launched as part of an update...
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Here’s what happens when the cops try to subpoena Signal
The encrypted messaging app Signal has once again shown just how little data it collects on users after publicly revealing its response to a recent government subpoena....
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Sex trafficking survivor blasts Facebook encryption plans for endangering...
At Facebook's annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, sex trafficking survivor Sarah Cooper asked the company to study sex trafficking on the site before it adds additional end-to-end encryption to...
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Hundreds arrested after using ‘encrypted’ messaging app backdoored by the FBI
An encrypted communications app popular among organized criminals was secretly run by the FBI and Australian Federal Police (AFP). As part of an investigation nearly three years in the making, law...
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Congress barrels forward with EARN IT Act, determined to end encrypted...
The controversial EARN IT Act is being debated today by the Senate Judiciary Committee despite it facing immense criticism. The bill, which was previously introduced two years ago and was met with...
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EU’s plan to scan phones for child abuse material is even more invasive than...
A new European Union proposal would require tech companies to scan encrypted messages for child sex abuse material (CSAM), angering privacy advocates. “With 85 million pictures and videos depicting...
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WhatsApp, Signal threaten to end service in U.K. if Online Safety Bill passes
WhatsApp and Signal, along with five other apps, said they would pull out of operating in the United Kingdom if the country's proposed Online Safety Bill passes, according to a letter. The companies...
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FBI asks Meta to not implement end-to-end encryption, says it will make its...
A global law enforcement consortium is urging Meta not to go through with plans to fully encrypt messaging on the company's platforms, saying the system could be used to share and spread child sexual...
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