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The statement is an effort by the intelligence alliance to show support for a new Australian proposal on lawful access to encrypted devices. But it ignores technical realities—and certain important signatures are missing.
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.
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.
The FBI could have tried harder to open the San Bernardino phone before it resorted to the courts.
Is it a crime to provide communication services designed to be proof against government access?
A new report on encryption from the National Academy of Science.
FBI Director Christopher Wray's remarks on encryption as delivered to the International Conference on Cyber Security on Jan. 9.
Don’t expect Silicon Valley to help the government when the tech industry’s financial incentives encourage opposition.
Remarks of Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, about encryption at the U.S. Naval Academy on Tuesday.
Upgrades in Apple's forthcoming operating system update will complicate electronic search efforts at the border.