You may not think much about encryption day to day, but it’s the reason the FBI can't easily get at the data on the iPhones that come into its possession; it also means if someone steals your phone, ...

An algorithm from the 1990s used to encrypt mobile phone data was deliberately weakened to allow eavesdropping, claims a team of cryptanalysts. It is possible the flaw could still allow access to some ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. FRANKFURT - A German security expert has raised the ire of the cell phone industry after he and a group of researchers posted ...

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FBI Director James Comey is again speaking out about phone encryption technology. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI director on Thursday criticized the decision by Apple and Google to encrypt smartphones data so it can be inaccessible to law enforcement, even with a court order. James ...

Among the many after-effects of the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, a new turn in the debate of data encryption on phones. Among the many after-effects of the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, ...