end-to-end encryption
Apple facing iCloud lawsuit for allowing Amazon and others to store data
In its “Welcome to iCloud” legal agreement, Apple suggests that only Apple will be taking care of the data.
Slack upgrades its security but still refuses to implement end-to-end encryption
Digital rights groups are pressuring Slack to fix it, but they don’t have it on the road map saying their customers don’t think it’s important.
Telegram has been a valuable tool for Hong Kong protesters standing up to mainland China
Telegram has been particularly important in sharing news, information and organizing without giving away individual identities.
Facebook is globalizing the idea of bypassing end-to-end encryption by compromising devices
The debate about end-to-end encryption is rendered useless if Facebook is compromising messages before they even leave the device.
Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger calls for a “social contract for social media”
Sanger has an increasing interest in the future of social platforms and ensuring that new platforms don’t make the mistake the old ones made.
Tutanota launches end-to-end encrypted calendar
The popular privacy-focused email provider is slowly adding on tools to increase the experience.
Slack is vulnerable to attacks until it uses end-to-end encryption, experts warn
Governments and hackers can get access to user’s messages, unless Slack introduces extra encryption.
Larry Sanger, Wikipedia co-founder, calls for a Declaration of Digital Independence
Sanger outlines the problems with the modern web.
Trump administration considering proposals to ban end-to-end encryption
The controversial proposals to end encryption would put people at risk, security experts say.
Wire teams up with EY to provide end-to-end encrypted messaging for businesses
This new partnership could be a Slack competitor to companies that value privacy.
Despite the founder saying it would never happen, Facebook just announced ads are coming to WhatsApp
Now’s a good of a time as any to switch apps.
Don’t let tech CEOs redefine “privacy”
Data collection and privacy don’t go together.