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The Australian Parliament just approved the hotly contested Telecommunications and Other Legislation (Assistance and Access) Bill. One of the new powers with the passage is the ability to issue ...

The recent U.K. government directive mandating Apple to establish encryption backdoors underscores a vital debate surrounding digital privacy and security. While law enforcement contends that these ...

The videoconferencing company Zoom has seen its star rise exponentially during the Covid-19 pandemic, as friends and coworkers increasingly turn to the service for a communication lifeline. With this ...

Data breaches and exposures all invite the same lament: if only the compromised data had been encrypted. Bad guys can only do so much with exfiltrated data, after all, if they can't read any of it.

Encryption is a cornerstone of digital security, but can be pretty difficult to understand, especially for all of us non-math people. Generally speaking, encryption safeguards sensitive data from ...

With the spread of encrypted communications, countries must balance privacy, security, and safety. To shed light on the trade-offs policymakers face on when, where, how, and by whom encryption is used ...

The past year was a tough one for data security, with consumers being affected by ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and a dizzying number of data breaches at big companies. Everything you do on a ...

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