Encryption

• Signal, DuckDuckGo among firms weighing Canada exit over lawful access bill

  Signal is among the most prominent platforms to make such a threat while speaking out against Bill C-22, while VPN providers have also threatened to leave or curtail services.

  Tech

  Jun 4
  
• RCMP briefed MPs on cellphone spyware risks, foreign interference

  The RCMP’s head of national security and protective policing warned MPs this week that foreign actors are most likely monitoring their digital devices.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022
  
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• Divers recover legendary Nazi Enigma machine from Baltic Sea floor

  German forces used the devices to send encrypted messages during the Second World War, until British codebreakers finally cracked their system.

  Trending

  Dec 4, 2020
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• Facebook to expand access to encryption feature on Messenger

  The company is also considering banning the use of Messenger accounts not linked to regular Facebook profiles.

  Consumer

  Nov 5, 2019
• Facebook vows to encrypt messages as part of plan to address privacy concerns

  Zuckerberg promised to transform Facebook from a company known for devouring the personal information shared by its users to one that gives people more ways to communicate in truly private fashion, with their intimate thoughts and pictures shielded by encryption in ways that Facebook itself can't read.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2019
• Prosecutors pull 700 pages of encrypted messages from Michael Cohen’s phones

  Federal prosecutors extracted more than 700 pages of messages sent using encrypted programs like WhatsApp and Signal on phones seized from Cohen, according to a court filing on Friday.

  Politics

  Jun 15, 2018
• CEO of Vancouver cyber-security company charged with helping drug cartels

  Phantom Secure CEO Vincent Ramos was indicted on charges related to providing criminal organizations with cellular phones and encrypted networks to coordinate the shipment of illegal drugs.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2018
• Reality Check: FBI head calls encryption an ‘urgent public safety issue,’ but is it?

  In 2017, the FBI was unable to access data from close to 7,800 devices, despite possessing proper legal permission to obtain the information.

  Consumer

  Jan 13, 2018
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• London Attack: Police commissioner urges tech firms to help in terror investigations

  The London attack which left four people dead was a “wake up call” for technology firms to get their house in order over extremist material being circulated on the internet, the acting head of London’s police force said on Wednesday. The comments from Craig Mackey, acting Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, come after calls from...

  World

  Mar 29, 2017
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• Microsoft handed over email data to UK authorities after London attack

  Though the tech giant did not disclose how much, or what kind of information was provided, Microsoft admitted it took swift action to comply with the request, responding to authorities within 30 minutes.

  Tech

  Mar 28, 2017