Politics
Iran instructs ISPs to block Telegram
Telegram will now be facing blocks from Iran's ISPs. Iranian officials have instructed ISPs to start blocking both the desktop and mobile versions of Telegram within the country.…
Encryption
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Internet
France creating secure chat app to keep officials’ data within the country
Following Russian's ban, Telegram will soon be losing more customers. In this case, the French government is testing an encrypted messaging app that would keep officials' data on…
Apple
Meet GrayKey, the iPhone cracker that authorities are buying to get inside devices
Authorities across the United States are getting their hands on an affordable device that will help them unlock iPhones, according to Motherboard. According to their investigation, details surfaced…
Apple
Democrats looking to subpeana tech companies over private chats
The House of Representatives' investigation into the Russian meddling in 2016 election may have come to and end, but Democrats eyeing some news targets, if and when they…
Android
FBI has arrested CEO of company for selling custom BlackBerrys to gangs
Using extra-secure custom BlackBerry phones remain a large part of the criminal work, and a new bust by the FBI gives us an example of how in-demand they…
Cybersecurity
Beginning July, Google Chrome will starting marking all HTTP sites as ‘not secure’
If your website isn't secured via HTTPS protocol, you might want to start thinking about it. Starting in July, Google Chrome will begin marking all HTTP sites as…
Android
Skype is testing new ‘private conversations’ with end-to-end encryption
Skype conversations are about to be as secure as conversations on Signal, the service used by US Senators. Microsoft is testing a new feature for Skype: end-to-end encrypted…
Cybersecurity
FBI chief Christopher Wray says phone encryption is a ‘major public safety issue’
FBI has brought up the hot issue of encryption once again and they aren't resting just because former director James Comey was fired by President Trump. At a…