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Tag: end-to-end encryption
EncroChat system eavesdropped on by law enforcement
Due to the level of sophistication of the attack, and the malware code, we can no longer guarantee the security of…
Going dark: encryption and law enforcement
UPDATE, 05/22/2020: In the advent of the EARN IT Act, the debate on government subversion of encryption has reignited. Given that…
Why all organizations must better protect sensitive data
About two weeks ago, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) kicked off with a new message stressing personal responsibility for users keeping…
How to securely send your personal information
This story originally ran on The Parallax and was updated on July 3, 2019. A few months ago, my parents asked…
Facebook’s history betrays its privacy pivot
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg proposed a radical pivot for his company this month: it would start caring—really—about privacy, building out a…
Merging Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram: a technical, reputational hurdle
Secure messaging is supposed to be just that—secure. That means no backdoors, strong encryption, private messages staying private, and, for some…