Tag: Technology

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has repeatedly voiced concerns about the strength of encryption used by tech companies. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Feinstein promises to weaken encryption

Rudy Takala · December 10, 2015 12:58 am

After the attacks, several lawmakers, such as Sens. Richard Burr and John McCain, pointed to encryption as a contributing factor, even before there was any indication of the facts. (CQ Roll Call via AP)

How Washington’s campaign against encryption could help terrorists

Rudy Takala · November 30, 2015 5:01 am

CIA Director John Brennan and others have long been concerned that encrypted consumer communications devices create a dark space beyond the reach of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. (AP Photo)

No easy or simple solutions for encryption

Charlie Mitchell · November 23, 2015 5:01 am

House and Senate Republican lawmakers will gather for a joint retreat in Baltimore that begins on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate hawks declare war on encrypted communication

Rudy Takala · November 18, 2015 3:59 pm

Former top CIA official: U.S. must work with Assad, Russia to defeat ISIS

Daniel Chaitin · November 15, 2015 5:31 pm

To prevent installing malicious software, Android users are advised not to click on suspicious links in e-mails, SMS messages, or websites, and not to install applications outside of official app stores. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Study: Androids targeted by 20,000 ‘trojanized’ apps

Rudy Takala · November 4, 2015 2:00 pm

"Let's begin to share more data, the data leads to a common picture, which leads to an adult conversation. I have confidence we're bright people, if we're all looking at the same data, we'll find a range of options we find acceptable." (Bloomberg File Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Former spy chief complains about ‘hideous over-classification’

Rudy Takala · October 28, 2015 10:31 pm

The NSA is bypassing encrypted Internet connections because the encryption data is all the same, a study says.Â (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

How the NSA is cracking encryption

Rudy Takala · October 17, 2015 5:43 pm

Out of 32 known vulnerabilities, the authors selected 11 particularly virulent exploits to conduct their analysis, and found "on average 87.7% of Android devices" were vulnerable. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Study: 90 percent of Google Android devices vulnerable

Rudy Takala · October 16, 2015 9:22 pm

To prevent installing malicious software, Android users are advised not to click on suspicious links in e-mails, SMS messages, or websites, and not to install applications outside of official app stores. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Bad apps: Hackers target Android phones

Rudy Takala · October 8, 2015 4:01 am

"It's that sense of mission, that sense of purpose, that ethos of culture and compliance, I think, that is our greatest advantage," Michael Rogers said. (AP Photo)Â

NSA chief: Feds are better at cyber than private sector

Rudy Takala · September 24, 2015 10:31 pm

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These two apps immune to government spying, experts say

Rudy Takala · September 22, 2015 4:01 am