law enforcement
Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios
The TETRA standard is used in radios worldwide. Security researchers have found multiple vulnerabilities in the underlying cryptography and its implementation, including issues that allow for the decryption of traffic.
Immigration Advocates Urge DHS to Drop ICE's LexisNexis Contract
ICE has queried LexisNexis' data more than a million times, and leadership encouraged officials to use the tool for finding non-citizens.
UK Proposes Making the Sale and Possession of Encrypted Phones Illegal
The Home Office says it wants to target “bespoke” devices used for crime, but critics say it is unclear what a bespoke device is.
Apple's End-to-End iCloud Could Be a Security Game Changer
Finally end-to-end encryption comes to iCloud. The system can be a bit buggy, but promises a substantial security upgrade.
Here Is the Manual for the Mass Surveillance Tool Cops Use to Track Phones
Police departments across the U.S. have been using Fog Reveal for ‘mass surveillance on a budget,’ investigations by the EFF and Associated Press revealed. Now, we're publishing the manual.
DHS Challenge Coins Say ‘Border Patrol Lives Matter’
Challenge coins being traded in law enforcement focused Facebook Groups include appropriation of the Black Lives Matter fist and also contain an image of a Star Wars stormtrooper
US Extradites Man Who Allegedly Sold Backdoored Phones for the FBI
Aurangzeb Ayub is accused of selling encrypted phones for Anom, the FBI's honeypot encrypted phone company.
Cops Tried Playing Disney Music to Censor a Video
A squad car loudspeaker blasted Toy Story, then Mulan ... and then they got caught
Looks Like Ron DeSantis Is Getting His Election Police Force
Florida will soon create a state security force focused entirely on policing elections.
Encrochat Lawyers Say Clients Haven't Had Fair Trials
In an open letter an international group of lawyers asked the European Commission and European Parliament to halt new prosecutions until more evidence was presented.
Please Delete Your Recordings: Inside a Police Conference
Police, surveillance tech companies, and government contractors gathered to joke about law enforcement robots in locker rooms and talk about getting close to senior police officers by giving them hunting holidays.
An Election Police Force Is an Absolutely Terrible Idea
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis essentially wants to create his own police force to fix a nonexistent problem: voter fraud.