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Five Eyes Alliance, India, Japan Demand ‘Backdoors’ to Access Encrypted Apps
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance demanded Sunday that tech companies insert “backdoors” in encrypted apps to allow law enforcement agencies the access they say they need to police online criminality.
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WhatsApp Data Sharing With Facebook Requires User Consent, French Privacy Watchdog Says
The French data protection authority - CNIL - said on Monday it had told WhatsApp to comply with the order within one month.
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WhatsApp Encryption's Removal Will Help Terrorists, Says Facebook COO
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said removal of WhatsApp encryption would make it difficult to track terrorists if governments get such access.
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WhatsApp User Data: Supreme Court Constitution Bench to Hear Case on Monday
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will from Monday start examining the privacy policy of instant messaging service WhatsApp.
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WhatsApp Reveals It's Encrypting iCloud Backups; Hackers Say It Can Be Thwarted
WhatsApp has reportedly increased the security offered by the app while backing up data on Apple's iCloud storage service through encryption.
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ISIS Reportedly Using Telegram Messenger App to Avoid Detection in Pakistan
The militants have been using the Telegram messenger app, a police official was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune.
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Researchers Ask Guardian to Retract WhatsApp 'Backdoor' Story
The letter refutes the Guardian's assertions, saying they are "very concretely endangering people".
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WhatsApp Denies Encrypted Messages Can Be Intercepted
The Guardian reported on Friday that a security vulnerability that can be used to allow Facebook and others to intercept and read encrypted messages.
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WhatsApp Encryption Vulnerable to Snooping Through Security Backdoor: Report
Facebook is said to be already aware of the issue and not actively working on it.
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France, Germany Want Encrypted Application Makers To Help Stop ISIS
France and Germany pushed today for Europe-wide rules requiring the makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists.
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Instant Messaging Apps in Spotlight After Islamic State Attacks
Leading encrypted apps recommended by the Islamic State group for secure messaging said on Thursday they were making modest moves to stop jihadists using their technology in the wake of the bloody attacks in Paris, but defended a right to privacy.
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Five Eyes Alliance, India, Japan Demand ‘Backdoors’ to Access Encrypted Apps
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance demanded Sunday that tech companies insert “backdoors” in encrypted apps to allow law enforcement agencies the access they say they need to police online criminality.
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WhatsApp Data Sharing With Facebook Requires User Consent, French Privacy Watchdog Says
The French data protection authority - CNIL - said on Monday it had told WhatsApp to comply with the order within one month.
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WhatsApp Encryption's Removal Will Help Terrorists, Says Facebook COO
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said removal of WhatsApp encryption would make it difficult to track terrorists if governments get such access.
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WhatsApp User Data: Supreme Court Constitution Bench to Hear Case on Monday
A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court will from Monday start examining the privacy policy of instant messaging service WhatsApp.
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WhatsApp Reveals It's Encrypting iCloud Backups; Hackers Say It Can Be Thwarted
WhatsApp has reportedly increased the security offered by the app while backing up data on Apple's iCloud storage service through encryption.
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ISIS Reportedly Using Telegram Messenger App to Avoid Detection in Pakistan
The militants have been using the Telegram messenger app, a police official was quoted as saying by The Express Tribune.
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Researchers Ask Guardian to Retract WhatsApp 'Backdoor' Story
The letter refutes the Guardian's assertions, saying they are "very concretely endangering people".
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WhatsApp Denies Encrypted Messages Can Be Intercepted
The Guardian reported on Friday that a security vulnerability that can be used to allow Facebook and others to intercept and read encrypted messages.
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WhatsApp Encryption Vulnerable to Snooping Through Security Backdoor: Report
Facebook is said to be already aware of the issue and not actively working on it.
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France, Germany Want Encrypted Application Makers To Help Stop ISIS
France and Germany pushed today for Europe-wide rules requiring the makers of encrypted messaging apps such as Telegram to help governments monitor communications among suspected extremists.
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Instant Messaging Apps in Spotlight After Islamic State Attacks
Leading encrypted apps recommended by the Islamic State group for secure messaging said on Thursday they were making modest moves to stop jihadists using their technology in the wake of the bloody attacks in Paris, but defended a right to privacy.
