• Sep 8, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Social Media, Surveillance,

UK Government Halts Plans to Break End-to-End Encryption, but Privacy Risks Remain

A new law is about to be passed in the UK that will have a serious negative knock-on effect around the world. It’s part of a wider move by governments to force internet companies to break end-to-end encryption and undermine global privacy. We first reported on the UK’s Online Safety Bill two years ago. Since … Continue reading “UK Government Halts Plans to Break End-to-End Encryption, but Privacy Risks Remain”

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  • Aug 1, 2019
  • Caleb Chen
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments,

UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand meet to discuss the “ghost protocol” aka built in encryption backdoors

Representatives from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand recently finished a two day meeting in London where the countries renewed their commitment to seeking encryption backdoors from technology companies around the world. The meetings were held by the UK’s Home Secretary, Priti Patel, and the official topics were strengthening the countries’ abilities to … Continue reading “UK, US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand meet to discuss the “ghost protocol” aka built in encryption backdoors”

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  • Nov 24, 2018
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Welcome to the burgeoning, globalized business of implementing government surveillance

That fact that massive surveillance is taking place around the world is hardly a secret, not least since Edward Snowden revealed the extraordinary scale and reach of Western spying. But what is less obvious is how globalized the business of surveillance has become. Snowden explained how important the Five Eyes partnership of the US, UK, … Continue reading “Welcome to the burgeoning, globalized business of implementing government surveillance”

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  • Oct 31, 2017
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

DHS expanding national biometrics database to hold details on over 500 million people, including many US citizens

We’ve just written about China’s ambitious plans to add voiceprints to its existing national biometrics databases. Given the country’s long record of keeping a close watch on its citizens, it’s easy to see this as part of China’s surveillance exceptionalism – the common belief that it is “different”, and that its experiences don’t have much … Continue reading “DHS expanding national biometrics database to hold details on over 500 million people, including many US citizens”

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  • Jun 19, 2017
  • Glyn Moody
  • Cybersecurity, Encryption, General Privacy News, Governments,

Leading European politicians call for “state-of-the-art” end-to-end encryption – and no backdoors

Encryption is under attack around the world, and not just by hackers trying to break into systems. Governments continue to call for access to encrypted communications, despite universal warnings from experts that every way of doing so would significantly weaken security and privacy for billions of users. As well as moves by individual countries like … Continue reading “Leading European politicians call for “state-of-the-art” end-to-end encryption – and no backdoors”

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