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  • The Register: Governments can’t seem to stop asking for secret backdoors

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/03/opinion_e2ee/ Source: The Register Title: Governments can’t seem to stop asking for secret backdoors Feedly Summary: Cut off one head and 100 grow back? Decapitation may not be the way to go Opinion With Apple pulling the plug on at-rest end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for UK users, and Signal threatening to pull out of…

  • Slashdot: UK Users Show Little Concern as Apple Removes iCloud Encryption

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/26/1321235/uk-users-show-little-concern-as-apple-removes-icloud-encryption?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: UK Users Show Little Concern as Apple Removes iCloud Encryption Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Apple’s decision to disable end-to-end encryption for iCloud users in the UK, revealing a concerning trend in consumer privacy priorities, often referred to as the “privacy paradox.” The…

  • Slashdot: Was the US Telecom Breach Inevitable, Proving Backdoors Can’t Be Secure?

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/15/0023237/was-the-us-telecom-breach-inevitable-proving-backdoors-cant-be-secure Source: Slashdot Title: Was the US Telecom Breach Inevitable, Proving Backdoors Can’t Be Secure? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the security implications of the FBI’s reliance on encryption strategies that critics argue promote vulnerabilities, particularly in light of a cyber attack attributed to state-backed hackers. It…