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Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:37:55 +0000

Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch is suing the EPA for staffers’ Signal messages. It may hit the encrypted limits of federal transparency. The post Suing to See the Feds’ Encrypted Messages? Good Luck appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:39:33 +0000

Web-based vulnerabilities in end-to-end messengers demonstrate why it may be safest to stick with the mobile versions of messaging apps. The post WhatsApp Hack Shows That Even Encryption Apps Are Vulnerable in a Browser appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:00:36 +0000

Confide has become a favorite among political staffers looking for secrecy. Unfortunately, it lacked plenty of basic security features. The post That Encrypted Chat App the White House Liked? Full of Holes appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 20:00:57 +0000

Despite some initial confusion, the CIA hasn’t undermined Signal and other important end-to-end encrypted apps. The post Don’t Let WikiLeaks Scare You Off of Signal and Other Encrypted Chat Apps appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:27:05 +0000

Is the effort to end-to-end encrypt Gmail dead, or just a lot harder than it looks? The post After 3 Years, Why Gmail’s End-to-End Encryption Is Still Vapor appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 17:43:57 +0000

An encrypted chat app called Confide has taken over Capitol Hill and the White House, but what will mean for transparency? The post Encryption Apps Help White House Staffers Leak—and Maybe Break the Law appeared first on WIRED.

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: At Least 76 iOS Apps Are Vulnerable to Attacks appeared first on WIRED.