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Florida wants an encryption backdoor – in the name of children’s safety
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Florida wants an encryption backdoor – in the name of children’s safety

A bill in Florida could force social media platforms to create encryption backdoors for law enforcement The “Social Media Use By Minors” bill...

“A dangerous approach” – Experts urge the Swedish Parliament to reject the encryption backdoor law
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“A dangerous approach” – Experts urge the Swedish Parliament to reject the encryption backdoor law

More than 200 experts urge Sweden to reject a bill that would mandate encryption backdoors If passed, the legislation could come into force...

Court confirms Apple is suing UK government over encryption backdoor request
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Court confirms Apple is suing UK government over encryption backdoor request

A UK court has confirmed a legal challenge against the British Government Apple is taking action over an encryption backdoor request The tech...

Encryption method for key exchange enables tap-proof communication to fend off future quantum tech threats
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Encryption method for key exchange enables tap-proof communication to fend off future quantum tech threats

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum computers are a specter for future data security because they might break many of today’s encryption methods. Among...

Google reveals better end-to-end encryption for Gmail business users
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Google reveals better end-to-end encryption for Gmail business users

New Gmail E2EE method uses client-side encryption and customer-controlled keys Gmail and non-Gmail users will all be able to open encrypted emails It...

Surfshark unveils new end-to-end encryption patent to reduce metadata collection
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Surfshark unveils new end-to-end encryption patent to reduce metadata collection

Surfshark is looking to improve the privacy of current end-to-end encryption with a new patent The plan is currently based on distributed trust-based...

Encryption breakthrough lays groundwork for privacy-preserving AI models
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Encryption breakthrough lays groundwork for privacy-preserving AI models

The latencies of key homomorphic operations as a function of ciphertext level (ℓ) for ring degree 𝑁 = 216 and Δ ≈ 240....

Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland – here’s what you need to know
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Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland – here’s what you need to know

Switzerland is considering amending its surveillance law to add new types of monitoring and information collection The change would widen the reach to...

France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision
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France rejects controversial encryption backdoor provision

Digital privacy advocates saved encryption in France last week, yet again, as MPs finally rejected a controversial provision to create a backdoor for...