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The article discusses Meta's plan to encrypt its Messenger app, sparking a privacy debate; the move aims to enhance security, similar to other messaging apps, raising concerns about law enforcement's ability to combat crime, especially child exploitation.

The article reports on announcement from technology company Apple on expanding end-to-end encryption system to keep iCloud data indecipherable and mentions aim of increased protection to make sensitive data inaccessible to the government and hackers.

Reports that CyberGuard Corp., which sells firewall and other security software to government agencies and businesses, has announced that it was no longer trying to acquire Secure Computing Corp.

The author explores her experience of assisting her mother in paying a ransom to computer hackers who threatened to delete all of the mother’s files using the CryptoWall 2.0 ransomware computer virus, and she presents her opinion on whether those affected by hackers should agree to pay hackers' ransom demands. Topics addressed include the use of the virtual currency Bitcoin to pay ransoms, as well as the hackers' agreement to decrypt the files upon receiving payment.

The article examines how Silicon Valley in California is gaining influence in public schools with the help of Code.org, an industry-backed nonprofit group, founded by Hadi Partovi. It mentions goal of the Code.org to get every public school in the U.S. to teach computer science. It presents views of Partovi on need for teaching students about computer science and importance of data encryption.

The article provides news and information about the free encrypted messaging service, Signal, for smartphones and computers as of December 8, 2016. Topics mentioned include an increase in Signal's daily downloads since the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president in November 2016, end-to-end encryption being offered by Signal, and the reason why security researchers preferred Signal over other messaging apps.

The article focuses on the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.'s) secret investigation called Operation Trail Mix, which took place in 2003. The author explains that this investigation focused on an animal welfare group that was suspected of sabotaging a company that was using test animals, explores the hacking that took place so the F.B.I. could read the group's encrypted emails, and compares this case to the F.B.I.'s fight to unlock a suspected terrorist's iPhone in 2016.

The article reports on the futher legal battle between lawyers of U.S Department of Justice and technology firm Apple over unlocking iPhone of a drug dealer in Brooklyn, besides the same case of unlocking phone of attackers in the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California.

The article discusses the possibility of U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (F.B.I.'s) bringing a legal case against the American technology company WhatsApp over the company's encryption of Internet phone calls, so as to perform wiretapping. The context of the U.S. government's legal case against the American technology company Apple is discussed.

The article discusses the U.S. Justice Department's decision to appeal an American federal court's ruling which fails to order computer company to unlock an iPhone smartphone which belongs to a drug dealer, and it mentions how the American government agency claims that U.S. Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York erred in the case. Data encryption, privacy, and security are also assessed in relation to the litigation matter.

A cover story is presented that examines a legal battle between the technology company Apple and the U.S. Justice Department. Particular focus is given to how the legal conflict reflects issues of privacy, national security and the economy. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would like the ability to break into smartphones and computers for investigations, including the investigation regarding the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, California, in 2015. Additional topics discussed include support for the encryption of devices, insights on Admiral Michael S. Rogers, commander of the United States Cyber Command, and the practices of the N.S.A. (National Security Agency) government organization.

The article discusses a debate involving computer company Apple Inc.'s chief executive officer Timothy D. Cook and U.S. President Barack Obama regarding American national security and encrypted devices such as iPhone smartphones, and it mentions how American law enforcement would like Apple Inc.'s assistance in accessing the data on an iPhone that was used by a deceased terrorist. Personal privacy rights in the U.S. are examined, along with Cook's refusal to help the American government.

The article discusses a request by the U.S. Department of Justice to the technology company Apple to unlock iPhones in order to assist the investigation of crimes. Emphasis is given to topics such as the citing of a statute from 1789 known as the All Writs Act, access to data for prosecutors stymied by encryption safeguards, and a drug trafficking case in New York City.

The article discusses moral obligations in relation to a battle between computer company Apple Inc. (Apple) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) regarding Apple's decision to resist an American government subpoena directing the firm to unlock an iPhone smartphone so that the F.B.I. can access the device's encrypted data as part of an investigation into a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Chief executive Timothy D. Cook and corporate morals and values are assessed.

The article discusses the origins of a standoff between computer company Apple Inc. and the U.S. Justice Department, and it mentions how American President Barack Obama's administration has sought the assistance of Apple Inc. in several cases involving requests to unlock iPhone smartphones in order to access customers' encrypted data. Court orders and Apple Inc.'s refusal to help law enforcement in a 2015 drug-related legal case in a U.S. federal court in Brooklyn, New York are assessed.

The article discusses various aspects of computer company Apple Inc.'s chief executive officer Timothy D. Cook and his decision to protect the digital privacy rights of Apple Inc.'s customers by refusing to abide by a U.S. federal court order requiring the company to help the American government access the encrypted iPhone smartphone of one of the gunmen who was involved in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. The legal rights of Apple Inc. customers are also assessed.

The article discusses the U.S. federal court order for the American multinational technology company Apple to decrypt the iPhone smartphone of the dead terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook to help the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.). The author's perspective that high technology (tech) firms hold a long-term advantage regarding the privacy rights of their products, which data encryption protects.

The article discusses the U.S. government's and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.'s) efforts to have the U.S. multinational technology company Apple decrypt the 2015 San Bernardino, California shooting suspect Syed Rizwan Farook's iPhone smartphone, including a federal judge's order that Apple decrypt the suspect's IPhone encryption. An overview of the Apple chief executive Timothy D. Cook's attitude towards the court's order is provided.

The article discusses how various terrorists are mocking the efforts of social networking services such as Twitter Inc. which have made several attempts to prevent terrorist organizations from using social media accounts to spread their terror-related messages, and it mentions the Asawitiri Media group which posts messages using its 335th Twitter social media account. The Islamic State terrorist group is mentioned, along with data encryption technology and application software (apps).

The article focuses on the mobile application Signal developed by Runa Sandvik which provides users with information security through message encryption.

The article states that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) was publicly criticized by security and privacy activists on May 23, 2018, for its admission that the agency consistently exaggerated statistics concerning the amount of locked mobile electronic devices such as smartphones it could not access due to encryption.

The article discusses the benefits of data encryption in protecting personal information saved on hard drive of a stolen or lost laptop.

The article discusses the 2015 GenCyber summer camp program of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) which teaches high school and middle school students the entry-level art of cracking encrypted passwords. The program is designed to catch attention of potential cybersecurity recruits and explode the nation's critical transactions, from warfare to banking. The program is conducted at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.

The article focuses on the technical evidence of ransomware attack called WannaCry initiated by North Korean hackers called the Lazarus Group, and talks of encryption method to delete files, National Security Agency (NSA), and use of Bitcoin wallets by cybercriminals.

The article reports on the plan of government officials in Great Britain to meet representatives of American technology companies to discuss and demand for they help in fighting terrorism and online hate speech which is a push against encryption technology that blocks access to private messages.

The article offers suggestions for protecting personal digital data. Topics include views of Quincy Larson, the founder of Free Code Camp, an open-source community related to data security regarding the computer crimes; issues related to encryption of data using devices like computers from Apple; protecting the computer's hard drive; and covering webcam with tape.

The article discusses technology company Apple's decision to design its iPhone 6 smartphones to feature algorithms that encrypt users' messages and prevent surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency (N.S.A.). Topics addressed include law enforcement's concerns regarding the phone, the impact of revelations by whistleblower Edward J. Snowden on privacy protection efforts, and Apple's iOS 8 operating system.

The article discusses a videoconference address delivered by former U.S. National Security Agency (N.S.A.) contractor Edward J. Snowden at the 2014 South by Southwest (SXSW) technology conference in Austin, Texas. Topics addressed include Snowden's advocacy for increased Internet privacy protection against government surveillance, his views on encryption services, and his motivations for leaking N.S.A. documents.

The article reports that as of December 27, 2013 the retailer Target Corp. announced that personal identification numbers (PINs) from debit cards had been stolen as part of a theft of customers' credit card and debit card information during November and December 2013. It is said that hackers accessed the information, but PINs are encrypted with keys that were stored separately, Target representatives claimed.

The article discusses the efforts of internet and technology companies such as Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft to improve security measures protecting users' personal data following leaks regarding the U.S. National Security Administration's (N.S.A.) surveillance policies in 2013. Topics addressed include the use of Transport Layer Security and Perfect Forward Secrecy encryption methods, as well as U.S. law on data security.

The article discusses efforts by technology and Internet companies such as Google, Facebook, and Yahoo to improve their data security measures following revelations of the U.S. National Security Agency's (N.S.A.) surveillance of their users' personal information as of October 31, 2013. Topics addressed include increased efforts to encrypt users' data, and technology industry executives frustration and anger regarding the N.S.A.'s policies.

The article offers information on the Surveillance State Repeal Act proposed by New Jersey Representative Rush D. Holt which would prohibit National Security Agency (NSA) tactic in encryption. Holt believes that NSA could hurt the interests of Americans including the American companies' reputations. Moreover, intelligence officials say that penetrating encryption is crucial because terrorist groups utilize the same Webmail and Internet services that Americans use.

The article reports on documents from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) that allegedly refer to the NSA's policies regarding Internet privacy and encryption, including the use of supercomputers, court orders, and lobbying to influence computer security policies. Whistleblowing from former NSA contractor Edward J. Snowden is mentioned, as well as British intelligence agencies' and corporations' cooperation with the NSA, digital surveillance, and security software programming.

The article discusses the closure of two e-mail service companies, namely Lavabit and Silent Circle, respectively run by Ladar Levison and Mike Janke, in light of information leaks made by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward J. Snowden about U.S. electronic surveillance programs. Topics include the companies' reluctance to reveal their data to federal authorities, encryption implemented to protect users' data, as well as the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

The article focuses on the use of end-to-end encryption by several apps which adds security to smartphones such as Signal, Wickr Me, and ProtonMail.

The article reports on the regular product showcase of California-based consumer electronics maker Apple Inc. on March 21, 2016 but did not take center stage as the U.S. Justice Department abruptly moved the company's hearing on the same day in fights over the encryption on iPhones.

The article reports on the statement of Ashton B. Carter, Defense Secretary of the U.S., at the annual RSA Conference, regarding his position for a back door, which will give the government access to data protected by encryption.

The comic strip "The Strip," by Brian McFadden is presented.

The article discusses the arguments of the technology company Apple with lawmakers who want to gain court-ordered to access iPhone communications, along with information on issues of data encryption and cybersecurity.

The article discusses the statement released by James B. Comey, director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, revealing that one of the attackers involved in a shooting in Garland, Texas used encryption to text terrorist.

The author discusses the use of encryption by terrorists and mentions topics including the WhatsApp encrypted service, terrorist attacks in Paris, France, and mass surveillance.

The article offers the insights of James B. Comey, director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and district attorney of Manhattan, New York, on the need of intelligence officials and law enforcement officials to have an access to encrypted messages on smartphones.

The article discusses the use of encrypted messaging technologies and apps such as Signal, Wickr and Telegram by the Islamic organization Islamic State in terrorist activities along with views of Matt Blaze, a computer security expert at the University of Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania on it.

The article reports that computer security researchers at Princeton University have developed a simple method to steal encrypted information stored on computer hard disks. The technique involves chilling a computer memory chip with cold air. It would threaten current encryption software widely used by corporations and the U.S. government, particularly on laptop computers which are more vulnerable to theft.

The author reports on the weak security of a new generation of credit cards in which data is relayed by radio frequency identification without the need of the carrier's signature or the necessity of a swipe through a machine. The card companies say that the data is encrypted, however, tests on cards showed that information was being transmitted without encryption and could be read through a wallet or item of clothing.

The article discusses the free data encryption services called Let's Encrypt offered by a nonprofit group backed by several technology companies including Mozilla and Cisco Systems and advocacy group Electronic Frontier Foundation, to help websites incorporate HTTPS security into their sites.

The article focuses on the decision taken by the administration of US president Barack Obama in a dispute with Silicon Valley over the encryption of data on iPhones and other digital devices and presents views of James B. Comey, director at the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.).

The article reports that the tech industry giants including Google, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft have warned the U.S. President Barack Obama to reject the policy that weaken the encryption technologies in the country.

The article reports on the risk associated with student account data security leading to its upgrade through encryption.

The article reports on a study which found that millions of websites and mobile devices are using outdated encryption key as a mandate by former U.S. President Bill Clinton, making them vulnerable to hackers.