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  • Schneier on Security: More Countries are Demanding Back-Doors to Encrypted Apps

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/more-countries-are-demanding-back-doors-to-encrypted-apps.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: More Countries are Demanding Back-Doors to Encrypted Apps Feedly Summary: Last month I wrote about the UK forcing Apple to break its Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud. More recently, both Sweden and France are contemplating mandating back doors. Both initiatives are attempting to scare people into…

  • Hacker News: UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites

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    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/uk-quietly-scrubs-encryption-advice-from-government-websites/ Source: Hacker News Title: UK quietly scrubs encryption advice from government websites Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.K. government’s removal of encryption advice from its National Cyber Security Centre website raises significant concerns about data protection and privacy. This comes shortly after a demand for backdoor access…

  • The Register: Apple takes UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/05/apple_reportedly_ipt_complaint/ Source: The Register Title: Apple takes UK government to court over ‘backdoor’ order Feedly Summary: A first-of-its-kind legal challenge set to be heard this month, per reports Apple has reportedly filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) contesting the UK government’s order that it must forcibly break the…

  • Slashdot: Apple Launches Legal Challenge To UK ‘Back Door’ Order

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/03/04/1743218/apple-launches-legal-challenge-to-uk-back-door-order?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Launches Legal Challenge To UK ‘Back Door’ Order Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple is legally challenging the British government’s demand to create a backdoor in its secure cloud storage systems, marking a significant test of the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act regarding encryption. This case…

  • Slashdot: ExpressVPN Gets Faster and More Secure, Thanks To Rust

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    Source URL: https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/02/26/2133246/expressvpn-gets-faster-and-more-secure-thanks-to-rust Source: Slashdot Title: ExpressVPN Gets Faster and More Secure, Thanks To Rust Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses significant updates to ExpressVPN’s Lightway codebase, which has transitioned from C to Rust, enhancing both speed and security. Notably, the updated protocol utilizes ML-KEM for post-quantum encryption, addressing emerging…

  • Hacker News: Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes

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    Source URL: https://swedenherald.com/article/signals-ceo-then-were-leaving-sweden Source: Hacker News Title: Signal to leave Sweden if backdoor law passes Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a proposed bill in Sweden that aims to mandate backdoors in the Signal messaging application, raising concerns about security vulnerabilities and the implications for network integrity. This is…

  • Schneier on Security: UK is Ordering Apple to Break its Own Encryption

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/02/uk-is-ordering-apple-to-break-its-own-encryption.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: UK is Ordering Apple to Break its Own Encryption Feedly Summary: The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a “technical capability notice” as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring them to break the Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud…

  • Hacker News: Multiple security flaws found in DeepSeek iOS app, incl sending unencrypted data

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    Source URL: https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/07/multiple-security-flaws-found-in-deepseek-ios-app-including-sending-unencrypted-data/ Source: Hacker News Title: Multiple security flaws found in DeepSeek iOS app, incl sending unencrypted data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The DeepSeek iOS app has been found to contain multiple serious security flaws, including disabling essential encryption practices. These vulnerabilities have raised significant privacy and security concerns,…