Rand Hindi: Snowden Changed Public Perception on Encryption – Interview
A few days ago, on the morning of the first day of the ITBN conference in Budapest, I had the opportunity to have a chat with one of the speakers at the event – Dr. [...]
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Encryption Backdoors – The False Sense of Security Delivered by Your Government
Encryption is a way for people to keep their online data secure, whether that’s from the prying eyes of worldwide intelligence agencies, hackers with dollar signs in [...]
UK schools targeted by web fraudsters
Fraudsters are targeting UK schools, demanding payments of up to £8,000 to unlock data they have encrypted with malware. The online criminals are initially cold-calling [...]
Signal Claims Egypt Is Blocking Access to Encrypted Messaging App
Egypt has been censoring access to encrypted messaging app Signal, according to Open Whisper Systems, the company behind the app. The move highlights that as privacy-focused [...]
Trump’s CIA Director Pick Thinks Using Encryption ‘May Itself Be A Red Flag’
Donald Trump announced on Friday that he’s chosen Congressman Mike Pompeo to run the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the premiere spy agency of the United States. [...]