Oct 13 Watch 7:29 Why tech companies may be winning the encryption argument By PBS News Hour Ever since Edward Snowden released information about the extent of secret U.S. surveillance, a battle has been growing between tech companies and the government over access to data. New reports suggest the Obama administration may be backing down on its… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 9:29 Can the government get special encryption access while preserving privacy? By PBS News Hour The U.S. government wants to be able to read certain data that's inaccessible to intelligence agencies due to encryption. At a Senate hearing, FBI director James Comey said the privacy technology can be a double-edged sword, detrimental to public safety. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch News Wrap: Wave of Islamic State attacks strike Baghdad By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, bombings and mortar fire rocked mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad. At least 50 people were killed in a wave of terror attacks by Islamic State forces. Also, Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying asked demonstrators to… Continue watching
Oct 16 FBI: cellphone encryption would impede criminal investigations By Eric Tucker and Jack Gillum, Associated Press FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be stalled, suspects could walk free and justice could be thwarted by a… Continue reading
Aug 22 As governments invade privacy, tools for encryption grow more popular By Charles Pulliam-Moore In the wake of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the NSA collecting massive amounts of user meta-data, many people went in search of safer, more secure ways to use the internet anonymously. Once thought to be something only used by the… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Security bug Heartbleed could have provided key that unlocks personal online data By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch News Wrap: Target says stolen PIN number data is believed to be secure News Wrap: Target says stolen PIN number data is believed to be secure… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Documents Reveal NSA Can Crack Online Encryption, ‘Last Bastion of Privacy’ Documents Reveal NSA Can Crack Online Encryption, 'Last Bastion of Privacy'… Continue watching