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ENCRYPTION

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced plans for the platform to tackle privacy matters.

Mark Zuckerberg Announces a ‘Privacy-Focused’ Future Facebook

In his latest blog, Zuckerberg hinted at Facebook adding more privacy features to their chatting apps.
By Gabriela Barkho
A lemon sits on top of a fruit squeezer featuring a miniature of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on January 26, 2010 in Munich, southern Germany. AFP PHOTO DDP / OLIVER LANG GERMANY OUT

Tech Industry’s Darkness Squeezing Out of Facebook, Uber and Google

You want it darker.
By Brady Dale
Pornhub's Aria, the company's face on social media.

Pornhub and YouPorn Move to Keep Your Taste in Privates Private

It's hard to believe that nearly everyone wouldn't prefer that their particular prurient proclivities remain private.
By Brady Dale
People using the darknet have a diverse range of motives and activities

Far Beyond Crime-Ridden Depravity, Darknets Are Key Strongholds of Freedom

By Roderick S. Graham
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 6: People aim cell phones at a speaker in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre as they march on Hollywood Boulevard to protest of the decision in New York not to indict a police officer involved in the choke-hold death of Eric Garner on December 6, 2014 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. The march passed the tourist attraction of Hollywood and Highland where police had previously shot and killed a man that according to police had a knife. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Google’s Android Phones Threaten Democracy, ACLU Technologist Warns

By Brady Dale
MANCHESTER, NH - DECEMBER 19: U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL 23rd District), who is also the Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) speaks to reporters before the democratic debate on December 19, 2015 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The DNC has been criticized for the timing of democratic debates during the 2016 presidential race.

The Intercept Releases GPG Sync, an Encryption Tool for Organizations

By Brady Dale
Is it safe to be on your cell phone in midair? The FAA says yes, but security experts disagree.

FAA’s Relaxation of In-Flight Cell Phone Ban Divides Security Experts

By John Bonazzo
If you wanna text Lana Del Rey, you'd better have an old phone.

Lana Del Rey Wrote a Love Song About Sexting on Blackberry Messenger

By John Bonazzo
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrives at the premiere of Lionsgate's 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 18, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Privacy Conscious Jennifer Lawrence

By Brady Dale
A parabolic reflector inside a radome of the former monitoring base of the US intelligence organization National Security Agency (NSA) in Bad Aibling, southern Germany is pictured on June 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO/CHRISTOF STACHE

Here’s What Encryption Has in Common With Free-Range Chicken and Recycled Paper

By Brady Dale
A hacker in his office, from Wikipedia.

An eBay for Extortion on the Dark Web

By Brady Dale
Creating secure and usable computer systems can be difficult for engineers.

The Future of Authentication

By Arthur Baxter
Old school security, private key only.

Even Secure Websites Do Their Own Spying

By Brady Dale
Think twice before using in-flight Wi-Fi, especially on American Airlines.

Midair Hack Shows the Dangers of In-Flight Wi-Fi

By John Bonazzo
US National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden speaks to European officials via videoconference during a parliamentary hearing on improving the protection of whistleblowers, at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 24, 2014. (Photo: FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images)

The White House Asks the Public What It Thinks About Encryption

By Brady Dale
SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 20: (TURKEY OUT) An explosion rocks Syrian city of Kobani during a reported suicide car bomb attack by the militants of Islamic State (ISIS) group on a People's Protection Unit (YPG) position in the city center of Kobani, as seen from the outskirts of Suruc, on the Turkey-Syria border, October 20, 2014 in Sanliurfa province, Turkey. According to Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey will reportedly allow Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross the Syrian border to fight Islamic State (IS) militants in the Syrian city of Kobani while the United States has sent planes to drop weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Syrian Kurdish fighters around Kobani. (Photo by Gokhan Sahin/Getty Images)

How ProtonMail’s Recent Troubles Illustrate the Ethics of Malicious Hacking

By Brady Dale
Computer hackers in Germany. ((Photo: Patrick Lux/Getty Images)

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love PGP

By Brady Dale
Tech companies are urging President Obama to support strong Internet security. (Photo: Screenshot)

For Some Reason, Twitter and Facebook Aren’t Publicizing Their New Petition

By John Bonazzo
A company can have Norton Fighter on its side and still be left crying from ransomware if it isn't configured correctly, a CTO from Symantec warns. (Photo: TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

Symantec Says Not to Pay When Data Gets Caught in Ransomware

By Brady Dale
Good job, Mounties. (Wikimedia Commons)

Canadian Mounties Arrest Major Mafiosos By Intercepting Their BBMs

By Jordyn Taylor
ProtonMail was created in Switzerland, where privacy laws are totally chill. (Facebook)

Harvard and MIT Students Launch 'NSA-Proof' Email Service

By Jordyn Taylor

Forget Dropbox: BitTorrent Sync Allows You To Skip the Cloud Entirely

By Jack Smith IV
(photo via Getty Images)

Enough With the Pearl-Clutching: Dropbox and Condi Rice Make Perfect Sense

By Jack Smith IV

Snoops, Thieves, and Idiots – The Weak Links in Cloud Storage

By Jack Smith IV
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