Court blocks American from suing Ethiopia over alleged hacking
Activists mull challenge to court’s ruling that remote hacking can’t be litigated in the US Continue reading Court blocks American from suing Ethiopia over alleged hacking
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Policy Experts Push To Make Vulnerability Equities Process Law
By making the Vulnerability Equities Process law, advocates of the idea argue there would be more reliability, transparency and accountability in the process of government vulnerability disclosure. Continue reading Policy Experts Push To Make Vulnerability Equities Process Law
House Passes Long-Sought Email Privacy Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would update the nation’s email surveillance laws so that federal investigators are required to obtain a court-ordered warrant for access to older stored emails. Under the current law, U.S. authorities can legally obtain stored emails older than 180 days using only a subpoena issued by a prosecutor or FBI agent without the approval of a judge. Continue reading House Passes Long-Sought Email Privacy Bill
House Passes Long-Sought Email Privacy Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would update the nation’s email surveillance laws so that federal investigators are required to obtain a court-ordered warrant for access to older stored emails. Under the current law, U.S. authorities can legally obtain stored emails older than 180 days using only a subpoena issued by a prosecutor or FBI agent without the approval of a judge. Continue reading House Passes Long-Sought Email Privacy Bill
Trump Cyber Executive Order Calls for 60-Day Review
President Donald Trump postponed the release and signing of an Executive Order around cybersecurity that calls for a 60-day review systems and critical infrastructure. Continue reading Trump Cyber Executive Order Calls for 60-Day Review
AG Nominee Backs Law Enforcement’s Ability to ‘Overcome’ Encryption
President Trump’s attorney general pick Jeff Sessions says law enforcement should be able to “overcome” encryption in criminal investigations. Continue reading AG Nominee Backs Law Enforcement’s Ability to ‘Overcome’ Encryption
Coalition of Cryptographers, Researchers Urge Guardian to Retract WhatsApp Story
A coalition of researchers and cryptographers are urging the Guardian to retract a story it published last week which suggested the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp contained a backdoor. Continue reading Coalition of Cryptographers, Researchers Urge Guardian to Retract WhatsApp Story
Coalition of Cryptographers, Researchers Urge Guardian to Retract WhatsApp Story
A coalition of researchers and cryptographers are urging the Guardian to retract a story it published last week which suggested the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp contained a backdoor. Continue reading Coalition of Cryptographers, Researchers Urge Guardian to Retract WhatsApp Story
Why WhatsApp’s ‘Backdoor’ Isn’t a Backdoor
A chorus of security experts say allegations WhatsApp’s end-to-end messaging platform has a backdoor are wrong and explain why reports making the claim are false. Continue reading Why WhatsApp’s ‘Backdoor’ Isn’t a Backdoor
Cloudflare Shares National Security Letter It Received in 2013
Cloudflare on Tuesday was finally able to post a National Security Letter it received from the FBI back in 2013.
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