Japan and Britain agree to protect encryption keys in upcoming trade pact, report says
The two are expected to protect the free flow of data by not forcing firms to set up servers and other related facilities within their borders.
U.S. and U.K. to ink deal to get data faster from tech firms about terrorism and child abuse cases
The United States and the United Kingdom are seizing on Facebook Inc.'s plan to apply end-to-end encryption across its messaging services to press for major changes to a practice long opposed by law enforcement, saying it hinders the fight against child abuse and terrorism. The ...
'Five Eyes' security alliance calls for access to tech firms' encrypted material
The U.S.-led "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance said on Tuesday that tech firms must allow law enforcement agencies access to encrypted material, warning that failing to do so put people at risk. After a two-day summit in London, senior ministers from the group comprising the United ...
Cryptocurrency exchange CEO dies holding only passwords that can unlock millions in customer coins
Digital-asset exchange Quadriga CX has a $200 million problem with no obvious solution — just the latest cautionary tale in the unregulated world of cryptocurrencies. The online startup can't retrieve about 190 million Canadian dollars ($145 million) in bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether and other digital tokens ...
Uber's use of Wickr encrypted messaging system may set legal precedents
Top executives at Uber Technologies Inc. used the encrypted chat app Wickr to hold secret conversations, current and former workers testified in court this week, setting up what could be the first major legal test of the issues raised by the use of encrypted ...
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's biggest lender, will join foreign peers in using advanced technology to spot illegal activity, sources close to the matter said. The bank will partner with British giant HSBC and Singapore's OCBC Bank in using the latest information technology and financial ...
In apparent shift, FBI chief tells Congress that request for iPhone data may be 'precedential'
FBI Director James Comey told a congressional panel on Tuesday that a final court ruling forcing Apple Inc to give the FBI data from an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters would be "potentially precedential" in other cases where the agency ...
Apple-FBI legal battle isn't about encryption
Apple is standing up for iPhone users' privacy rights now, but there's no guarantee its stance won't change in the future.
Good plug for BlackBerry: Old, secure units came through for Sony after hackers hit
If there's one company that's gotten a bit of good press from the Sony Corp. hacking scandal, it's BlackBerry Ltd. The beleaguered entertainment company dug up old BlackBerrys to use after Sony's computers and landlines went down and company email was unusable after a cyberattack ...
A Japanese diplomat wrote shortly after World War II that Japan's theoretical and technical knowhow on encrypting sensitive information was woefully underdeveloped during the hostilities, declassified diplomatic records Thursday showed. Kazuji Kameyama, who had previously headed the telegram division of the Foreign Ministry, wrote in ...
