Encryption – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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EU pushes for access to encrypted messages, Austrian broadcaster reports, amid recent terrorist attacks

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020By Editor

In the wake of the Vienna terror attack, the EU wants to access the type of encryption that makes communications nearly impossible to snoop on, an Austrian broadcaster has reported. Actually, this has been in the works for years. … Read More >EU pushes for access to encrypted messages, Austrian broadcaster reports, amid recent terrorist attacks

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Lawmakers warn of ‘greater surveillance’ as EU governments seek access to encrypted messages after Islamist attacks

Posted on November 9, 2020November 9, 2020By Editor

Some European lawmakers on Monday slammed an EU proposal that calls for communication service providers to give authorities access to encrypted messages. … Read More >Lawmakers warn of ‘greater surveillance’ as EU governments seek access to encrypted messages after Islamist attacks

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Snowden Warns US’ Push to Scrap Encryption All ‘About Power’ Rather Than Public Safety

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019By Editor

Former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden has been in self-imposed exile in Russia since 2013, when he leaked a trove of top-secret information … Read More >Snowden Warns US’ Push to Scrap Encryption All ‘About Power’ Rather Than Public Safety

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‘Nuclear weapon of bad ideas’: US, UK & Australia demand Facebook give backdoor access to WhatsApp & other encrypted messengers

Posted on October 6, 2019October 22, 2019By Editor

US Attorney General William Barr and other western officials are calling on Facebook to provide authorities backdoor access to its encrypted messenger platforms … Read More >‘Nuclear weapon of bad ideas’: US, UK & Australia demand Facebook give backdoor access to WhatsApp & other encrypted messengers