William Barr’s warning that a “major incident” could occur “at any time” and “galvanize public opinion” around the unpopular encryption back-door policy he has been seeking seems to have come true in the weeks since the attorney general made those statements.
Disruptions reported in at least 74 countries, including Russia, Spain, Turkey, and Japan, with some reports of U.S. infiltration as well.
Apparent National Security Agency (NSA) malware has been used in a global cyber-attack, including on British hospitals, in what whistleblower Edward Snowden described as the repercussion of the NSA's reckless decision to build the tools. "Despite warnings, @NSAGov built dangerous attack tools that could target Western software. Today we see the
Wikileaks’ recent disclosure of the CIA’s hacking and surveillance capabilities highlights a frightening new reality for today’s journalists. Considering the CIA’s penchant for silencing and intimidating reporters and editors, journalists will have to overcome greater odds to protect the public’s right to know.
MINNEAPOLIS-- This past Tuesday saw the biggest shake-up in the tech world since Edward Snowden first revealed the full extent of the National Security Agency’s “dragnet” surveillance program nearly four years ago. Thanks to Wikileaks’ first publication of its “Vault 7” documents, which detail the
“This bill makes effective cybersecurity illegal.”
Global charity Amnesty International has warned that reducing encryption of electronic devices could threaten human rights across the globe.
The new report has been published as the Apple-FBI row seems to near its closure after months during which the tech giant and US authorities clashed over bypassing the encryption of a terrorist's iPhone.
https://twitter.com/sherifea/status/712067365727559684In the report, Amnesty argues that people worldwide
The government has already has already faced an unprecedented number of leaks and hacks in recent years, and the FBI’s demand for backdoors is making the Pentagon weary.
While much of the reporting on encryption in the US in recent weeks has focused on the battle between the FBI and technology companies, the administration is far from united behind the FBI’s call for backdoors and easy access to nominally “secure” data. Indeed,
Retired general Michael Hayden speaks about his new book ‘Playing to the Edge’ and weighs in on Apple’s case with the government, Donald Trump’s security policy and Hillary Clinton’s email scandal.
McLEAN, VA — Retired four-star general Michael Hayden, who as director of the NSA installed and still defends the controversial surveillance program to collect telephone metadata on millions of Americans, says he opposes proposals to force Apple and other tech companies to install "back doors" in digital devices to help law
