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Lawmakers Call FBI’s ‘Going Dark’ Narrative ‘Highly Questionable’ After Motherboard Shows Cops Can Easily Hack iPhones

04.14.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

FBI Barely Tried to Hack San Bernardino iPhone Before Going to Court With Apple

03.27.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The FBI Director Thinks a Law Against Encryption Is Possible Under Trump

05.03.17

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News

When Canadian cops need to break into an encrypted cellphone, they use this technology

12.22.16

By Justin Ling
News

The RCMP wants to build a ‘new public narrative’ on online surveillance, documents show

11.29.16

By Justin Ling
Tech

Feds Can Unlock Most Devices They Need To Get Into, FBI Admits

11.11.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

FBI Agent: Decrypting Data ‘Fundamentally Alters’ Evidence

07.12.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Feds And Cops Encountered Encryption in Only 13 Wiretaps in 2015

06.30.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Encryption Gets in The Way of 75% of Cases, Europol Chief Says

05.10.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

The ‘Hack in a Box’ the Government Won’t Use in Its New York iPhone Case

04.22.16

By Sarah Jeong
Tech

This Video Perfectly Explains The Encryption Debate

04.14.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

‘Leaked’ Burr-Feinstein Encryption Bill Is a Threat to American Privacy

04.08.16

By Sean Vitka

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