Tag: Encryption
Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption feature for UK users after government demanded backdoor
Apple confirmed Friday that it “can no longer” offer a security feature that allows users in the United Kingdom to encrypt their iCloud...
What is an encryption backdoor?
Talk of backdoors in encrypted services is once again doing the rounds after reports emerged that the U.K. government is seeking to force...
UK’s secret Apple iCloud backdoor order is a global emergency, say critics
In its latest attempt to erode the protections of strong encryption, the U.K. government has reportedly secretly ordered Apple to build a backdoor...
UK government demands Apple backdoor to encrypted cloud data: report
Government officials in the United Kingdom have reportedly secretly ordered Apple to build a backdoor that would give its authorities access to users’...
US government urges high-ranking officials to lock down mobile devices following telecom breaches
The U.S. government is urging senior politicians and high-ranking officials to lock down their devices amid the ongoing Chinese breaches of at least...
How to make sure texts and calls are encrypted after the FBI's warning about Chinese hackers
Federal officials warned Tuesday that a massive Chinese hacking operation against American telecommunications companies hasn’t yet been fully expelled and that the best...