What The CIA WikiLeaks Dump Tells Us: Encryption Works
New York – If the tech industry is drawing one lesson from the latest WikiLeaks disclosures, it’s that data-scrambling encryption works, and the industry should use more of it.
New York – If the tech industry is drawing one lesson from the latest WikiLeaks disclosures, it’s that data-scrambling encryption works, and the industry should use more of it.
The FBI director, James Comey, has warned again about the bureau’s inability to access digital devices because of encryption and suggested investigators wanted an “adult conversation” with manufacturers.
‘Privacy and security is in our DNA,’ WhatsApp boasts on its website.
WhatsApp is updating its messenger app so that every text and voice call on one of the world’s most popular apps will be protected with strong encryption – potentially putting millions more conversations outside the purview of authorities.
Silicon Valley’s leading companies including Facebook, Google and Snapchat are working on their own increased privacy technology as Apple fights the US government over encryption, the Guardian has learned.