Nov 3, 2014 | Government Agenda, News
Encryption has gained the attention of actors on both sides of the mass surveillance debate. For example in a speech at the Brookings Institution FBI Director James Comey complained that strong encryption was causing U.S. security services to “go dark.” Comey...
Jul 12, 2012 | Abuses of Power, News
There was some surprise in the comments of yesterday’s post over the fact that the United Kingdom has effectively outlawed encryption: the UK will send its citizens to jail for up to five years if they cannot produce the key to an encrypted data set. First of all,...
Feb 28, 2012 | Anonymous, News
Privilege Against Self-Incrimination Applies to Act of Decrypting Data San Francisco – A federal appeals court has found a Florida man’s constitutional rights were violated when he was imprisoned for refusing to decrypt data on several devices. This is the...
