Almost every week, we hear about another corporate data breach or government attack on privacy. For anyone who wants real privacy online, encryption is the essential component. Learn more about the importance of maintaining strong encryption:
The Senate Judiciary Committee recently held ahearingon encryption and “lawful access.” That’s the fanciful idea that encryption providers can somehow allow law enforcement access to users’ encrypted data while otherwise preventing the “bad guys” from accessing this very same data. Learn more:
This time last year, the Australian Labor Party waved through the government's encryption Bills, formally known as the Assistance and Access Bill, and threw out the line that it was to keep the nation safe. The Labor Party now says it will fix encryption laws it voted for last year, but legislation is unlikely to pass the House of Representatives. What are your thoughts on this proposed legislation and the implications it would have for citizens' privacy? Learn more:
We've been taught to look out for that little padlock to ensure a website is secure. But it's dangerous to rely on just one detail. Learn more:
The growing battle over end-to-end encryption took another turn last week, when EU officials warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology. What is your opinion on this issue? We are in favor of strong encryption. Learn more:
Recent attacks on encryption have diverged. On the one hand, we’ve seen Attorney General William Barr call for “lawful access” to encrypted communications,using arguments that have barely changed since the 1990’s. But we’ve also seensuggestions from a different set of actors for more purportedly “reasonable” interventions, particularly the use of client-side scanning to stop the transmission of contraband files, most often child exploitation imagery (CEI). What are your thoughts on client-side scanning and its privacy implications? Learn more in a great EFF article:
Mozilla, in partnership with Facebook, Cloudflare, and other IETF community members, has announced technical specifications for a new cryptographic protocol called "Delegated Credentials for TLS." Delegated Credentials for TLS is a new simplified way to implement "short-lived" certificates without sacrificing the reliability of secure connections. Learn more about Delegated Credentials for TLS in an informative The Hacker News article:
Is encryption code speech? Earlier court rulings suggest that it is, legally, and therefore subject to First Amendment protections. What are your thoughts? Learn more in a great CSO article:
In anextraordinary essay, the former FBI general counsel Jim Baker makes the case for strong encryption over government-mandated backdoors. What is your opinion on this? Learn more in a great Schneier on Security article:
