Collaborate Disseminate
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
This morning Bunnie Huang wrote about his reasons for suing the US Government over Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
The DMCA was enacted in 1996 and put in place far-reaching protections for copyright owners. Many, myself included, think these protections became far-overreaching. The DMCA, specifically section 1201 of the act which is known as the anti-circumvention provision, prohibits any action that goes around mechanisms designed to protect copyrighted material. So much has changed since ’96 — software is now in every device and that means section 1201 extends to almost all electronics sold today.
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Continue reading Bunnie and EFF Sue US Goverment over DMCA 1201
At its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) yesterday, Apple unveiled iOS 10, macOS, and “differential privacy.” Continue reading Apple promises “differential privacy” at Worldwide Developers Conference
Apple updated iOS to version 9.3 yesterday, and you’ll definitely want to get the update based on the security fixes alone. Continue reading Update to iOS 9.3 now to secure your iMessages
Johns Hopkins University researchers disclosed crypto vulnerabilities in iOS that put iMessage security at risk to advanced attackers. Continue reading Apple Patches Serious iMessage Crypto Flaws