ACLU sues FBI for information about its encryption-cracking skills
The civil liberties group wants the feds to come clean about the capabilities of the Electronic Device Analysis Unit (EDAU).
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Crypto Wars
DOJ efforts to weaken encryption place national security at risk, congressman says
Rep. Ro Khanna has some choice words for politicians interested in weakening encryption.
Republican momentum builds for bills requiring encryption circumvention
With a "lawful access" companion bill introduced in the House now, Republican legislators are putting the pedal to the metal on proposals that would require tech firms…
US officials say they’ve cracked Pensacola shooter’s iPhones, blast Apple
The Crypto Wars rage eternal.
Privacy groups are still trying to get documents unsealed in Facebook encryption case
The ACLU and EFF say a failure to clarify the legal requirements for giving authorities access to encrypted communications would set a dangerous precedent.
Weak encryption means putting our military at risk
Opinion: Stop wasting time suggesting that we need universal solutions for encryption, but then put consumers and our military at risk.
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Peter Thiel says he doesn’t trust the FBI to safeguard an encryption backdoor
Thiel, an outspoken Trump supporter, supports the current status when it comes to encryption.
Australia passes world’s first law authorizing encryption backdoors
Privacy advocates, technologists and businesses including Apple have criticized the Australian bill and similar proposals elsewhere, saying such a plan would introduce portals for government abuse and…
FBI director: Without compromise on encryption, legislation may be the ‘remedy’
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that unless the U.S. government and private industry are able to come to a compromise on the issue of strong encryption…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants to bring back bill that bans strong encryption
Feinstein's Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 was never formally introduced in a previous go-around.