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New York bill would ban strong encryption, mandate backdoors in all devices
2016-01-14 14:29:29| Extremetech
A bill recently sent to committee in New York State would mandate encryption backdoors on all commercial devices. Manufacturers would be forced to include these provisions, or face a $2500 fine.
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UK law mandates software backdoors, jail for disclosing vulnerability
2015-11-13 18:15:01| Extremetech
The UK's upcoming Snoopers Charter will mirror American tactics, making it a crime to reveal when the government forces you hand over user data.
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Apple, Google call on Obama to reject cryptographic backdoors
2015-05-19 23:18:13| Extremetech
Tech companies and civil liberties organizations joined forces today to ask President Obama to reject any effort to mandate backdoors into security products. Such efforts are doomed to failure -- and could harm both the US economy and its reputation abroad.
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Study finds firmware plagued by poor encryption and backdoors
2014-08-12 13:27:38| InfoWorld: Top News
The first large-scale analysis of a fundamental type of software known as firmware has revealed poor security practices that could present opportunities for hackers probing the "Internet of things." Firmware is a type of software that manages interactions between higher-level software and the underlying hardware, though it can sometimes be the only software on a device. It's found on all kinds of computer hardware, though the study focused on embedded systems such as printers, routers, and security cameras.
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Reported NSA backdoors might open up networks to more threats
2014-05-13 13:11:29| InfoWorld: Top News
Allegations that the NSA installed surveillance tools in U.S.-made network equipment, if true, could mean enterprises have more to worry about than just government spying.While the U.S. government warned router buyers that the Chinese government might spy on them through networking gear made in China, the U.S. National Security Agency was doing that very thing, according to a report in the Guardian newspaper Monday.
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