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Wyden Urges Blanche and Rubio to Fight Canada’s Bill C-22 Surveillance Law
Canada calls it lawful access. Wyden calls it a foreign skeleton key cut for American locks.
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What to Like and What to Question About Europe’s New Open Source Office Push
The same governments selling you a sovereign office suite are the ones legislating their way past the encryption it would run on.
Republican Lawmakers Demand Answers on UK’s iCloud Encryption Backdoor Order
Britain’s demand that Apple build a backdoor for everyone on earth, then quietly reframe it as a domestic matter after Washington pushed back, is the kind of legal gymnastics that makes intelligence lawyers nervous on both sides of the Atlantic.
Tulsi Gabbard Announces UK Retreat From Encrypted Messaging Backdoor Plan
Apple’s defiance held, but the real test may come from Brussels, not London.
WhatsApp Backs Apple Against British Spy Tool
Apple’s courtroom stand reveals just how far the UK is willing to go to read the world’s messages.
Lawmakers Urge Trump to Scrap Data Deal After UK Tried to Backdoor Apple’s iCloud
Apple’s encryption standoff with the UK has Republicans questioning if the CLOUD Act still shields Americans as promised.
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DOJ Caught in a Lie: How the Biden Administration Helped the UK Undermine Encryption
A brewing encryption war tests the limits of government power and digital privacy.
The UK Is About to Get Access to Search US Citizens’ Data Without a Warrant
Digital rights groups are calling on people to contact their political representation.
Digital Rights Groups Hit Back After US and UK Alliance Push to Cut Privacy in Messaging Apps
For one thing, the intent seems one-sided as it would make life easier for law enforcement, but at the same time putt users in jeopardy – for example, journalists, activists, and abuse victims who rely on safe, encrypted communication, sometimes for their lives.
Early Reports About a US-UK Message Sharing Partnership Won’t Include Encryption “Back Doors”
Not everyone thinks these reports might be particularly dire when it comes to free speech and online freedoms.
Prosecutors Used the CLOUD Act to Force Google to Hand Over Michael Cohen’s Gmail, Google Drive and Contacts Data
Under the CLOUD Act, investigators were able to obtain a warrant which gave them access to the emails, contact, and files Cohen had stored in his Google account.
Outrage Over German Police Depending on Amazon’s Cloud Service for Storing Body Cam Videos
Storing such highly sensitive information with a private US company posed an ‘incalculable risk.’
