Tag: Technology

"They're the ones on the front lines who see how warrant-proof encryption can harm investigations and jeopardize prosecutions," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said in a statement. "Encrypted communication shouldn't be off limits to law enforcement when there is a court order. No individual or company is above the law." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

National Security

Senate leaders tout police endorsements for encryption bill

Rudy Takala · April 18, 2016 7:11 pm

"The reality is there are going to be thousands of phones in cases related to murder, sexual assault, economic crime, cybercrime and even terrorism that are not going to be able to be opened as a result of this policy by the tech companies," Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Manhattan DA warns ‘thousands’ of devices inaccessible due to encryption

Rudy Takala · April 18, 2016 1:31 pm

Condemnation for the legislation, which was coauthored by Dianne Feinstein and Richard Burr, came swiftly and from a broad spectrum of groups. (AP Photo)

Senators’ major encryption bill is ‘clueless’

Rudy Takala · April 18, 2016 4:01 am

The iPhone 5c, which had been used by the perpetrators of December's terrorist attack in California, served as the focal point of national controversy for more than a month. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg)

Report: Terrorist’s iPhone turned out to be useless

Rudy Takala · April 14, 2016 8:31 pm

Bill would require companies, including device and software manufacturers, to "comply with the rule of law." (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Senate bill would force Apple to help FBI with encryption

Susan Ferrechio · April 13, 2016 5:50 pm

National Security

Report: FBI used cybermercenaries to hack iPhone

Rudy Takala · April 13, 2016 2:45 pm

Move Tax Day closer to the elections

Washington Examiner · April 11, 2016 4:01 am

The legislation was initially inspired by Apple's resistance to helping the FBI access an iPhone used by perpetrators of December's terrorist attack in California. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

National Security

Critics: Senate encryption proposal amounts to ‘Internet censorship’

Rudy Takala · April 8, 2016 4:49 pm

"I saw that report and I don't know what it's based on," Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz said. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

White House calls Reuters report on encryption ‘inaccurate’

Rudy Takala · April 7, 2016 10:22 pm

FBI Director James Comey assured that the method used to hack an Apple iPhone is going to stay secret. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

National Security

FBI promises to keep Apple iPhone hack secret

Rudy Takala · April 7, 2016 1:28 pm

WhatsApp has provided some level of end-to-end encryption since 2014. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

National Security

WhatsApp expands encryption, to the FBI’s chagrin

Rudy Takala · April 6, 2016 5:57 pm

"As has been our long-standing policy, the FBI will of course consider any tool that might be helpful to our partners," the agency said. "Please know that we will continue to do everything we can to help you consistent with our legal and policy constraints." (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

National Security

FBI to share Apple hack

Rudy Takala · April 4, 2016 3:35 pm