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Hannah Lee

BBC News - Privacy project uses cryptography to reduce shared info - 0 views

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    This article describes efforts to create an "electronic wallet" to make sharing confidential information more secure and efficient.
andrewhaygood97

Military encryption's going open -- Defense Systems - 2 views

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    This makes me wonder how ethical it is for the NSA to be so heavily involved in cryptography internationally. Are they building a backdoor into these crytographic systems? If so, how ethical could that be?
Derek Bruff

Crimes, iPhones and Encryption - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    The New York Times put together a virtual debate over the Apple/FBI conflict.
wmcrae

Google's Student Data-Mining Scandal | National Review - 2 views

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    "Over the past four years, Google has admitted 'scanning and indexing' student email messages and data mining student users for commercial gain." What to take away? Data mining is present everywhere and better encryption is becoming more and more relevant in the digital life of a college student in 2018.
saraatsai

Schneier on Security - 2 views

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    This is a blog by Bruce Schneier who writes about security in general, under which cryptography falls as a subject.
Derek Bruff

Cotton squares off against Apple CEO | TheHill - 0 views

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    Apple CEO Tim Cook was on 60 Minutes yesterday, reiterating his company's support for strong encryption. Today, Senator Tom Cotton called on Apple and other companies to install "back doors" for law enforcement agencies. I wonder if Tom Cotton has read the "Keys Under Doormats" report by Schneier, Rivest, Diffie, et al.
Derek Bruff

5 Fun Facts From the Latest NSA Leak | Threat Level | Wired.com - 0 views

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    Apparently, if you use strong encryption, the NSA pays more attention to you.
Derek Bruff

Another Salvo in the Second Crypto War (of Words) - Schneier on Security - 0 views

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    And here's Bruce Schneier on that story about Apple's encryption policies thwarting justice. If you read the first piece, you should also read this one.
j_olsen

A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering - 4 views

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    This is an interesting cryptography blog by Matthew Green, a cryptographer and professor at Johns Hopkins University.
ftiet21

Christos military and intelligence corner - 1 views

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    This blog contains vast amounts of information dealing with military cryptography, both in the past and the present. One of the recent articles discussed the morality of utilizing military level cryptography to ensure complete surveillance of civilians, and whether or not it should be allowed.
rmusicant

NSA debate takes new turns after Paris attacks - 4 views

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    Privacy advocates are pushing back against arguments from the intelligence community that more surveillance powers would have prevented the deadly Paris terrorist attacks. They're offended at what they see as naked opportunism from supporters of tough surveillance powers and argue the rhetoric - including suggestions that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has blood on his hands - has gone too far.
saraatsai

Paris attacks should be 'wake up call' for more digital surveillance, CIA director says - 2 views

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    This article talks about the want for greater government surveillance after the Paris attacks. It mentions that since Edward Snowden released information about the NSA's digital surveillance power, a lot of measures have been taken to restrict government surveillance. However, since the Paris attacks, the US government is pushing to bring that power back.
Derek Bruff

This AI Tool Creates a 3D Portrait From a Single Photo - 0 views

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    This doesn't look good for Face ID security.
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