Tag: decrypt
  • Dec 21, 2018 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

India now allows government agencies to “intercept, monitor, and decrypt” citizens’ computers

On December 21st, 2018, India expanded its governmental spying powers to an unprecedented level – granting ten new agencies the government writ to “intercept, monitor, and decrypt” data from Indian citizens. The specific law that was expanded was Section 69 of the nation’s IT Act from the year 2000. The Ministry of Home Affairs tried to … Continue reading “India now allows government agencies to “intercept, monitor, and decrypt” citizens’ computers”

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  • Apr 29, 2017 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments,

UK security forces claim to have reliable way to decrypt encrypted Whatsapp messages

Authorities in the UK have announced that they have uncovered the last Whatsapp message sent by the perpetrator of the Westminster attack. The news was first reported by The Independent, which wrote: “Details of the method used cannot be disclosed for security reasons, but sources said they now have the technical expertise to repeat the … Continue reading “UK security forces claim to have reliable way to decrypt encrypted Whatsapp messages”

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