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  • Slashdot: Help Wanted To Build an Open Source ‘Advanced Data Protection’ For Everyone

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/31/1859206/help-wanted-to-build-an-open-source-advanced-data-protection-for-everyone?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Help Wanted To Build an Open Source ‘Advanced Data Protection’ For Everyone Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the removal of Apple’s iCloud encryption feature in the U.K. due to government pressure, prompting a Google engineer to propose the development of an open-source alternative…

  • Slashdot: How Many Qubits Will It Take to Break Secure Public Key Cryptography Algorithms?

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/05/24/0530234/how-many-qubits-will-it-take-to-break-secure-public-key-cryptography-algorithms Source: Slashdot Title: How Many Qubits Will It Take to Break Secure Public Key Cryptography Algorithms? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google security researchers have demonstrated a significant reduction in qubit requirements for breaking 2048-bit RSA encryption using quantum computing. This emphasizes the need for timely migration to post-quantum…

  • Schneier on Security: Florida Backdoor Bill Fails

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/05/florida-backdoor-bill-fails.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Florida Backdoor Bill Fails Feedly Summary: A Florida bill requiring encryption backdoors failed to pass. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The failed Florida bill that sought to mandate encryption backdoors is significant for privacy advocates and security professionals. It underscores the ongoing tensions between law enforcement…

  • Cloud Blog: Google Cloud and Oracle accelerate enterprise modernization with new offerings, regions, and capabilities

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/google-cloud-and-oracle-accelerate-enterprise-modernization/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google Cloud and Oracle accelerate enterprise modernization with new offerings, regions, and capabilities Feedly Summary: Supporting customers where they want to be is a core value at Google Cloud, and a big part of the reason that we have partnered with Oracle — so that you can innovate…

  • Slashdot: UK Effort To Keep Apple Encryption Fight Secret Is Blocked

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/04/07/1444256/uk-effort-to-keep-apple-encryption-fight-secret-is-blocked?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Effort To Keep Apple Encryption Fight Secret Is Blocked Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A UK court has ruled against the government’s attempt to keep secret its demand for Apple user data, highlighting a significant clash over encryption and user privacy rights. This ruling emphasizes…

  • 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…