Encryption
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Belgium tops list of nations most vulnerable to hackingTajikistan comes second, Samoa third and Australia fourth as new ‘heat map of the internet’ reveals which countries are most at risk due to exposed servers
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FBI confirms it won't tell Apple how it hacked San Bernardino shooter's iPhoneBureau will not tell Apple about the security flaw it exploited to break into the iPhone 5C, in part because it didn’t buy the rights to the technical details
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Oregon senator threatens to filibuster any attempt to weaken encryptionRon Wyden, a vocal privacy advocate, said he would ‘use my power’ to block legislation regulating what data tech firms must provide to investigators
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US used tactic from Apple encryption fight in 60 other phone-unlocking casesPrivacy watchdog finds US government has repeatedly relied on All Writs Act to try to force Google or Apple to unlock a phone, as in the San Bernardino case
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In the wake of Apple v FBI, we need to address some uncomfortable truthsA temporary truce has emerged in the raging battle between Apple and the FBI, but technology fragility and corporate power remain unaddressed
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Apple and Google among firms calling for changes to snooper's charterCompanies join forces with Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and Yahoo to tell UK government that important amendments to bill are required
Facebook planning encrypted version of its Messenger bot, sources say