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Iran’s Digital Surveillance Tools Leaked

Schneier on Security

It’s Iran’s turn to have its digital surveillance tools leaked : According to these internal documents, SIAM is a computer system that works behind the scenes of Iranian cellular networks, providing its operators a broad menu of remote commands to alter, disrupt, and monitor how customers use their phones.

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UK Threatens End-to-End Encryption

Schneier on Security

The Bill provides no explicit protection for encryption, and if implemented as written, could empower OFCOM to try to force the proactive scanning of private messages on end-to-end encrypted communication services – nullifying the purpose of end-to-end encryption as a result and compromising the privacy of all users.

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Using Foreign Nationals to Bypass US Surveillance Restrictions

Schneier on Security

Remember when the US and Australian police surreptitiously owned and operated the encrypted cell phone app ANOM? Allegations that the FBI outsourced warrantless surveillance of Americans to a foreign government raise troubling questions about the Justice Department’s oversight of these practices.”

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Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Schneier on Security

Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy -- what is commonly known as "going dark." Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations. I think this is a major change in government position.

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Attorney General Barr and Encryption

Schneier on Security

Last month, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy­what is commonly known as "going dark." Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations. I think this is a major change in government position.

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China’s Olympics App Is Horribly Insecure

Schneier on Security

Key Findings: MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, has a simple but devastating flaw where encryption protecting users’ voice audio and file transfers can be trivially sidestepped. Citizen Lab examined the app and found it riddled with security holes.

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Security Risks of Government Hacking

Schneier on Security

Some of us -- myself included -- have proposed lawful government hacking as an alternative to backdoors. A new report from the Center of Internet and Society looks at the security risks of allowing government hacking. From the report's conclusion: Government hacking is often lauded as a solution to the "going dark" problem.