In order to access the San Bernardino terrorist’s locked iPhone, the FBI reportedly called on the help of professional hackers. People familiar with the matter claim that the researchers hired by the federal agency discovered a previously unknown software flaw that allowed them to create...
The Apple-FBI encryption saga appears to be tempered — for now — but the debate about what role the federal government has on the subject is just getting started. Now, the White House has gotten involved to say that it will not offer support for...
Yet another big name in tech has leveled up its encrypted products. Facebook announced on Tuesday (April 5) that the default encryption settings for the more than 1 billion users of its messaging service, WhatsApp, are now turned on, ensuring that messages sent between a...
While Apple’s battle with the DOJ over access to an encrypted device continued to spark public debate in recent weeks, this actually isn’t the first time tech companies have been subject to the government’s “effort to exercise novel law enforcement power.” On Wednesday (March 30),...
April 22, 2016
FBI Director James Comey confirmed on Thursday (April 21) that the agency spent more than his salary over the next seven years and four months in order to gain access into the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, Reuters reported. Without accounting for any raises or bonuses, Comey is set to earn approximately $1.34 […]
April 14, 2016
In order to access the San Bernardino terrorist’s locked iPhone, the FBI reportedly called on the help of professional hackers. People familiar with the matter claim that the researchers hired...
April 06, 2016
Yet another big name in tech has leveled up its encrypted products. Facebook announced on Tuesday (April 5) that the default encryption settings for the more than 1 billion users...
March 31, 2016
While Apple’s battle with the DOJ over access to an encrypted device continued to spark public debate in recent weeks, this actually isn’t the first time tech companies have been...
