Decryption articles

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  Apple reportedly inundated with police requests to decrypt iPhones

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on May 12, 2013 01:27 pm + 64 comments

  Examining encrypted iPhones and iPads as evidence in police investigations has become so common that Continue reading…

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  The Enigma machine, on the centenary of the man who brought it down

  By Vlad Savov on April 16, 2012 07:31 pm + 24 comments

  The names of Alan Turing and the Enigma encryption machine have grown inextricably linked over the Continue reading…

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  Wired: NSA building massive surveillance facility, 'everybody with communication is a target'

  By Bryan Bishop on March 15, 2012 11:36 pm + 41 comments

  In 2005, a New York Times article broke the news that the National Security Agency had been engaging Continue reading…

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  Colossus: how the first programmable electronic computer saved countless lives

  By Sam Byford on March 12, 2012 04:00 am + 15 comments

  Google has posted a look back at Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer. Continue reading…

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  Authorities decrypt defendant's laptop, avoiding potential Fifth Amendment conflict

  By Adi Robertson on March 1, 2012 11:07 am + 27 comments

  A potential legal conflict over encryption has been narrowly avoided. After ordering defendant Continue reading…

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  Defendant won't be forced to decrypt hard drive, rules US Eleventh Circuit Court

  By Adi Robertson on February 24, 2012 10:55 am + 33 comments

  For years, being compelled to decrypt a hard drive as part of a criminal investigation has been Continue reading…

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  Proposed web standard would allow copy protection on HTML5 video, but is it 'unethical?'

  By Adi Robertson on February 23, 2012 11:11 am + 59 comments

  A proposed web standard that would implement DRM for HTML content has drawn criticism from Mozilla Continue reading…

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  Decrypting laptop doesn't count as self-incrimination, US federal judge rules

  By Adi Robertson on January 23, 2012 10:11 pm + 39 comments

  A federal judge in Colorado has ruled that decrypting a computer hard drive does not count as Continue reading…

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  Blind quantum computer experiment demonstrates secure cloud computing

  By Joseph Parish on January 20, 2012 02:12 am + 2 comments

  Before quantum computers become as commonplace as PCs, it's plausible that advanced computing Continue reading…