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'Five Eyes' nations, India and Japan renew demand for backdoor access
2020-10-13 10:50:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The 'Five Eyes' international pact of nation states (US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) plus India and Japan have published a new letter calling on tech companies to give law enforcement agencies access to their encrypted products. The international statement warning of the dangers of encryption was signed by top justice officials at the 7 countries and warned that growing numbers of end-to-end encrypted apps "pose significant challenges to public safety." In 2018, the 'Five Eyes' countries issued a similar memo calling on companies to build backdoors into their encrypted products.
Facebook Won't Let US, Australia, UK Get Toe in Backdoor
2019-12-11 13:00:00| TechNewsWorld
Facebook has rejected a request from the U.S., the UK and Australia for a "backdoor" in its encrypted messenger apps to help law enforcement agencies combat crime and terrorism. "Cybersecurity experts have repeatedly proven that when you weaken any part of an encrypted system, you weaken it for everyone, everywhere," wrote WhatsApp head Will Cathcart and Facebook Messenger head Stan Chudnovsky.
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Facebook rejects calls for police 'backdoor' to encrypted messages
2019-12-11 11:26:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Facebook has rejected a call from the US, UK and Australia governments to create a 'backdoor' in its messaging apps so law enforcement officials can access encrypted messages. The company said this "would be a gift to criminals, hackers and repressive regimes", as it was impossible to create access for one purpose and not expect others to try to exploit the weakened security.
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Western Digitals My Cloud Storage Devices Have Hard-Coded Backdoor
2018-01-09 16:45:25| Extremetech
Western Digital's My Cloud network attached storage (NAS) devices claim to offer an easy, all-in-one solution for storing your data at home. However, they might also be providing an easy, all-in-one solution for hackers to steal your data take control of your device. The post Western Digital’s My Cloud Storage Devices Have Hard-Coded Backdoor appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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Microsoft leaks Secure Boot credentials, shows why backdoor golden keys cant work
2016-08-11 13:30:08| Extremetech
Microsoft accidentally shipped a security policy that destroys its own Secure Boot system -- and demonstrates in the process why security that relies on so-called "golden keys" can never work.
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