Encryption
UK Committee Hears Calls to Expand the Online Safety Act’s Powers
Just when you thought the UK’s online censorship law couldn’t get any worse…
MembersWhatsApp’s New Update Can Shield You or Sell You Out
Used with care it hides what you give away, and used carelessly it swaps one exposure for another.
Canada’s Bill C-8, Explained, and What It Means for Your Privacy
One signature now lets the government collect your location, your browsing history, and your metadata without ever asking a judge.
France’s Own Hack Is the Best Argument Against Its War on Encryption
The encryption on Tchap did exactly its job, which is more than can be said for the government running it.
UK Encryption Backdoor Could Hit US Data, Jordan Warns
Britain’s quiet encryption powers may now reach the phones of Americans who never agreed to them.
MembersThe Strange Truth Behind The New WhatsApp Privacy Lawsuits
End-to-end encrypted, with asterisks nobody reads.
Use A VPN, Says Canadian Government That Wants VPN Logs
The government posted “use a VPN” the same week two VPN companies threatened to leave rather than comply with a new surveillance bill.
Canada Says Critics Don’t Understand Its Surveillance Bill
They do. That’s the problem.
New Mexico’s Meta Trial Opens with Judge Wary of State’s Broad Surveillance Demands
A single state judge is being asked to build the surveillance infrastructure that Congress won’t vote on and he already sounds skeptical.
Cybersecurity Experts Demand Canada Scrap Bill C-22 Backdoor
The bill that promises not to surveil Canadians requires a year of every Canadian’s location data sitting on private servers.
MembersHow to Actually Disappear on Proton Mail
Proton Mail’s encryption held perfectly in a recent case. Here’s everything else that didn’t, and how to fix it.
The FSB Has a New Word for Encryption: Terrorism
The man who outlasted a French arrest now faces a Russian prison threat from the country he left behind two decades ago.