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  • Hacker News: Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK

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    Source URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/21/apple-pulls-encrypted-icloud-security-feature-uk/ Source: Hacker News Title: Apple Pulls Encrypted iCloud Security Feature in UK Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple’s withdrawal of its Advanced Data Protection iCloud feature from the UK highlights critical issues surrounding government demands for backdoor access to encrypted data and the impact on user privacy. This…

  • Slashdot: Apple Removes Cloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order

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    Source URL: https://apple.slashdot.org/story/25/02/21/1529255/apple-removes-cloud-encryption-feature-from-uk-after-backdoor-order?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Removes Cloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Apple has ceased offering its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) feature in the UK, following a government request for a backdoor to user data access. This significant move impacts user privacy and…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Efficiency? Security? When the quest for one grants neither.

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/efficiency-security-when-the-quest-for-one-grants-neither/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Efficiency? Security? When the quest for one grants neither. Feedly Summary: William discusses what happens when security is an afterthought rather than baked into processes and highlights the latest of Talos’ security research. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text provides a critique of recent security oversights…

  • Cloud Blog: Announcing quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/announcing-quantum-safe-digital-signatures-in-cloud-kms/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Announcing quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS Feedly Summary: The continued advancement of experimental quantum computing has raised concerns about the security of many of the world’s widely-used public-key cryptography systems. Crucially, there exists the potential for sufficiently large, cryptographically-relevant quantum computers to break these algorithms. This potential…

  • The Register: Microsoft Azure faceplants in Norway, taking government services with it

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/20/microsoft_azure_outage_norway/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Azure faceplants in Norway, taking government services with it Feedly Summary: Locals see red as public cloud’s service health dashboard shows green Norwegians fell victim to a prolonged Microsoft Azure outage today, which impacted businesses and took down multiple government websites delivering online services to citizens.… AI…

  • Slashdot: Palantir CEO Calls for Tech Patriotism, Warns of AI Warfare

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    Source URL: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/20/0333203/palantir-ceo-calls-for-tech-patriotism-warns-of-ai-warfare?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Palantir CEO Calls for Tech Patriotism, Warns of AI Warfare Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Palantir CEO Alex Karp emphasizes the need for collaboration between Silicon Valley and the U.S. government to enhance defense capabilities against emerging threats from autonomous technologies. His insights reflect a growing…