Apr 02
In light of recent data collection scandals, Yahoo has been girding up its loins and strengthening the security of its services. Now the company is reporting what it has so … Continue reading
Mar 19
Twitter has decided to stop work on a project to encrypt its users’ direct messages. The project would have helped ensure user messages sent in private would remain that away, … Continue reading
Jan 29
No company or web service is probably as painfully aware of the need to keep data safe and private than the likes of Facebook, who holds a virtual copy of … Continue reading
Jan 15
Recent events in the US and elsewhere have given rise to renewed and more mainstream interest in cryptography. But while the more popular methods are slowly proving to be inadequate, … Continue reading
Jan 14
Matias Secure Pro wireless keyboard brings 128-bit encryption, goes up for pre-order
Posted in: Today's ChiliMatias has put its new wireless keyboard, the Secure Pro, up for pre-order on its website. With the keyboard, which is compact in nature and has a no-nonsense business design, … Continue reading
Jan 10
In December, it was reported that security firm RSA — according to documents leaked by Edward Snowden — was paid millions by the NSA to put a back door into … Continue reading
Dec 30
Coinbase has released Coinbase Merchant, a point-of-sale app for accepting payments in Bitcoin. The app functions like a traditional POS app (like Square, for example) except it works for the … Continue reading
Dec 18
The White House has released a lengthy report written by a five-member panel recommending sweeping reforms of the NSA. Included among the 46 recommendations by the “Review Group on Intelligence … Continue reading
Sep 19
RSA Security advises users to avoid encryption possibly containing NSA backdoor
Posted in: Today's ChiliWord surfaced not too long ago that the NSA could have a backdoor for a specific type of encryption algorithm popularly used by developers. Today RSA Security, which offers this encryption to its customers by default in a toolkit, has sent out a notification advising those users to stop using it for the time being, […]
Sep 05
NSA’s digital Bullrun: a “clandestine campaign to preserve its ability to eavesdrop”
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe documents provided by Edward J. Snowden seem to be never-ending: today’s drop is a set of secrets surrounding the NDA’s full code-breaking abilities on the internet: essentially speaking on how much they’re actually able to see of any and all web-based data. This information was reportedly restricted to those cleared for a highly classified […]
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