Stories Tagged as
Encryption
WhatsApp's privacy features make it a hotbed for COVID-19 hoaxes
Mar 23, 2020
The app is impossible to search for conspiracy theories in order to stop their spread.
What would a "privacy-focused" Facebook look like?
Mar 7, 2019
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has laid out a new vision for the company.
Tech trends to watch in 2017
by
Molly Wood
Dec 22, 2016
Encryption, voice commands and 'intelligent things' will be big in the new year.
Encryption apps see growth after election
by
Stephanie Hughes
and Ben Johnson
Nov 16, 2016
Signal, which features end-to-end encryption, has seen 400 percent growth since the election.
Google Chrome is going to crack the whip on unprotected websites
by
Gigi Douban
Nov 4, 2016
The Google Chrome security team is getting tough on websites that are not encrypted. Those are the ones without the HTTPS at the beginning of its URL. Anyone looking at what you’re doing online on that site can capture all of your information, including important user names and passwords. Most of the pages desktop users […]
Unlocking iPhones spells money, and lots of it
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Ben Johnson
Mar 29, 2016
Unlocking smartphones could be a nice money-maker for encryption companies.
NAND mirroring could be key to unlocking terrorist's phone
by
Molly Wood
Mar 23, 2016
'Groundhog Day' helps explain the new method the government may be using to hack into the device.
For public good, not for profit.
The FBI may not need Apple's help to unlock an iPhone after all
by
Molly Wood
Mar 22, 2016
Johns Hopkins professor Matthew Green broke the encryption on the iMessage system.
Encryption spreads as Apple battles the FBI
by
Adriene Hill
Mar 14, 2016
Companies are beefing up protections for users to better compete for our business
Apple scores legal victory in New York
by
Andy Uhler
Mar 1, 2016
A federal judge in New York didn't buy a government argument to open up an iPhone.