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Indian panel wants encryption broken in fight against child porn
Indian enforcement agencies should be able to break end-to-end encryption to hunt down distributors of child pornography online. Read more…
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Tech giants oppose Australia’s data encryption law
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Four global tech giants – Facebook, Apple, Alphabet and Amazon – will oppose an Australian law that would require them to provide access to private encrypted data linked to suspected illegal activities, Read more…
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Encryption crackdowns are eroding privacy rights: UN
GENEVA (Reuters) – Many governments are neglecting or ignoring their duty to protect online encryption that helps ensure freedom of expression and privacy, the UN expert on freedom of expression said on Monday. In many Read more…
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ETSI releases ABE data encryption standards for 5G/IoT
ETSI announced that its Technical Committee on Cybersecurity has released two specifications on Attribute-Based Encryption (ABE), a key enabler technology for access control in highly distributed systems such as 5G and the IoT. ABE is Read more…
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LTE encryption has a hole in it that 5G doesn’t. However …
ITEM: Security researchers have discovered Layer 2 security vulnerabilities in LTE that could enable hackers to determine what websites users visit and even redirect them to scam websites. The bad news: the flaws are practically Read more…
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Telstra, Ericsson and Ciena demo transpacific encryption at 100 Gbps
Ericsson, Telstra and Ciena say they have successfully trialed continuous data encryption while maintaining speed and reliability over 21,940 km across multiple cable systems. The engineering teams demonstrated the ability to encrypt data securely while Read more…
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Level 3 launches encrypted waves for DC/cloud connectivity
Level 3 has unveiled encrypted waves to provide secure, scalable data center and cloud connectivity for global enterprises. The encrypted waves solution addresses the issue of maintaining security of critical and sensitive data transmitting between Read more…
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Telegram promises to block terrorist channels after Indonesia ban
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Encrypted messaging service Telegram will shut down “terrorist-related” public channels, its founder said on Sunday, after Indonesia’s government blocked access to the platform citing security concerns. Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Read more…
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Australia proposes laws to circumvent OTT message encryption
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Friday proposed new laws to compel companies such as US social media giant Facebook and device manufacturer Apple to provide security agencies access to encrypted messages. The measures will be Read more…
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Australia seeks more power to get around OTT message encryption
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Sunday it will push for greater powers to tackle the use of encrypted messaging services used by terrorists and criminals at an upcoming meeting of ministers from the “Five Read more…