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The FBI's Mistake on Encryption
David Kris Thu, May 24, 2018, 8:32 AM
The Washington Post reports that the FBI has repeatedly overstated the number of devices it can’t unlock.
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What’s Involved in Vetting a Security Protocol: Why Ray Ozzie’s Proposal for Exceptional Access Does Not Pass Muster
Susan Landau Mon, May 14, 2018, 8:00 AM
Ray Ozzie’s proposal for exceptional access has the virtue of being simple. But security can be subtle, and simple solutions often miss critical aspects. This one has.
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Building on Sand Isn’t Stable: Correcting a Misunderstanding of the National Academies Report on Encryption
Susan Landau Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 10:00 AM
The National Academies’ report on “Decrypting the Encryption Debate” says some computer-security experts have ideas for implementing secure exceptional access to encrypted systems—but that’s a far cry from saying they’re “trying to build” them.
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A New Framework for the Encryption Debate
Charles Duan Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 1:12 PM
A framework to help advance the discussion of whether extraordinary access can be justified.
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The Encryption Debate Isn't About Stopping Terrorists, It's About Solving Crime
Alan Z. Rozenshtein Mon, Apr 9, 2018, 8:00 AM
The government should frame encryption as a law enforcement issue, not a national security issue.
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Revelations on the FBI’s Unlocking of the San Bernardino iPhone: Maybe the Future Isn't Going Dark After All
Susan Landau Fri, Mar 30, 2018, 7:00 AM
The FBI could have tried harder to open the San Bernardino phone before it resorted to the courts.
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Breaking the Encryption Stalemate: New Research on Secure Third-Party Access
Alan Z. Rozenshtein Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 8:00 AM
After years of stalemate, high-level experts in the information-security community have started trying to build secure systems to allow law enforcement access to encrypted data.
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Illegal Secrecy? The Prosecution of Phantom Secure and Its Implications for the Going Dark Debate
Robert Chesney Tue, Mar 20, 2018, 1:16 PM
Is it a crime to provide communication services designed to be proof against government access?
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The East West Institute's New Report on Encryption: A Review
Herb Lin Fri, Feb 23, 2018, 7:00 AM
There is much to commend about a new report on “Encryption Policy in Democratic Regimes,” but the report also leaves a number of important things unsaid.
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NAS Report: A New Light in the Debate over Government Access to Encrypted Content
Fred H. Cate, Jon Eisenberg Thu, Feb 15, 2018, 12:21 PM
A new report on encryption from the National Academy of Science.