Going Dark
Law Enforcement Is Accessing Locked Devices Quite Well, Thank You
Susan Landau Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 8:01 AM
A new report shows the widespread use by law enforcement of tools that circumvent encryption barriers.
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Encryption
A Thoughtful Response to Going Dark and the Child Pornography Issue
Susan Landau Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 7:21 AM
Rep. Anna Eshoo and Sen. Ron Wyden have written a thoughtful letter calling on law enforcement to employ currently available digital investigative capabilities.
Going Dark
The Myth of Consumer Security
Bruce Schneier Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 8:00 AM
The Department of Justice wants access to encrypted consumer devices but promises not to infiltrate business products or affect critical infrastructure. Yet that's not possible, because there is no longer any difference between those categories of devices. Consumer devices are critical infrastructure. They affect national security. And it would be foolish to weaken them, even at the request of law enforcement.
Encryption
The Massachusetts High Court Rules That State Can Compel Password Decryption in Commonwealth v. Jones
Nathaniel Sobel Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 8:26 AM
In Commonwealth v. Jones, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held, for the second time in five years, that the government may compel a defendant to unlock an electronic device under certain circumstances.
Encryption
Detecting Ghosts By Reverse Engineering: Who Ya Gonna Call?
Nate Cardozo, Seth Schoen Wed, Jan 23, 2019, 1:34 PM
The most recent purportedly serious proposal by a Western government to force technology companies to provide access to the content of encrypted communications comes from Ian Levy and Crispin Robinson of the Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ, the U.K.’s equivalent of the National Security Agency.
Encryption
Evaluating the GCHQ Exceptional Access Proposal
Bruce Schneier Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 10:00 AM
The so-called Crypto Wars have been going on for 25 years now.
Encryption
Exceptional Access: The Devil is in the Details
Susan Landau Wed, Dec 26, 2018, 10:00 AM
Lawfare has run a series of posts concerning exceptional access.
Encryption
Resisting Law Enforcement’s Siren Song: A Call for Cryptographers to Improve Trust and Security
Cindy Cohn Fri, Nov 30, 2018, 11:19 AM
This is part of a series of essays from the Crypto 2018 Workshop on Encryption and Surveillance.
Encryption
What if Responsible Encryption Back-Doors Were Possible?
Josh Benaloh Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 3:36 PM
This is part of a series of essays from the Crypto 2018 Workshop on Encryption and Surveillance.
Encryption
Perspectives on Encryption and Surveillance
Daniel J. Weitzner Thu, Nov 29, 2018, 8:00 AM
In August 2018, the leading international academic conference on cryptography hosted a Workshop on Encryption and Surveillance. The workshop explored both legal and technical aspects of the ongoing debate over the impact of strong encryption and law enforcement surveillance capabilities. The workshop was co-chaired by Tim Edgar (Brown University), Joan Feigenbaum (Yale University), and me. As we described it at the time: