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The FBI Is at War With Apple Because It Couldn’t Change Wiretap Law

03.01.16

By Matthew Braga
Tech

The FBI’s Encryption ‘Debate’ Is Going Nowhere

02.11.16

By Janus Rose
Tech

The FBI Wants $38 More Million to Buy Encryption-Breaking Technology

02.10.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Europol’s Cybercrime Agency Has Had Some Problems With Truecrypt

09.08.15

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hacking Team Gave Spyware Demos to Police Agencies Across the Nation

07.29.15

By Shawn Musgrave
Tech

A ‘Golden Key’ for Encryption Is Mythical Nonsense

07.21.15

By Sarah Jeong
Tech

Encryption Is ‘Depressing,’ the FBI Says

05.21.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The United States Is Angry That China Wants Crypto Backdoors, Too

02.27.15

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The NSA Sent Daily Metadata Reports to the FBI for Years

01.21.14

By Derek Mead
Tech

Going Dark: What’s Wrong with the Government’s Plan to Tap Our Internet

04.03.13

By Dell Cameron

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