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Apple iCloud: How safe is it from hackers?
""Apple typically encrypts those backups in a way that provides security against hackers while still also enabling Apple to provide the decrypted data…
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Two iPhones or the privacy of billions: Why Apple vs. the FBI matters
"“There’s blood in the water,” said Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society…
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Trump urges Apple to unlock Pensacola gunman’s iPhones
"“The government’s demand is dangerous and unconstitutional, and would weaken the security of millions of iPhones,” said ACLU Surveillance and Cybersecurit…
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What’s New About the Latest Fight Between Apple and the FBI
"“It is a worse problem for the government to pressure and demand that Apple stop innovating on security,” says Jennifer Granick, who serves as surveillanc…
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Apple’s Refusal to Create iPhone Backdoor Pits Public Safety Against Personal Privacy
"Riana Pfefferkorn, associate director of surveillance and cybersecurity at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, said people should…
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Apple has reignited a privacy battle with the Trump administration by declining to unlock a mass shooter's iPhones
""There is simply no way for Apple, or any other company, to provide the FBI access to encrypted communications without also providing it to authorita…
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'We Can't Be Complacent' About the Crypto Debate
"But Jennifer Granick, surveillance and cybersecurity counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, who has been involved in the encryption debate for man…
Direct Connection: January 13, 2020
MPT broadcast with Richard Forno in long-form security/privacy discussion, discussing security and privacy, particularly about IoT.…
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The government is again asking Apple to unlock iPhones. Here’s why you should care
"The American Civil Liberties Union seems to agree. “The government’s demand would weaken the security of millions of iPhones, and is dangerous and unconst…
An Empirical Study of Wireless Carrier Authentication for SIM Swaps
Abstract We examined the authentication procedures used by five prepaid wireless carriers when a customer attempted to change their SIM card. These procedures…
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U.S. warns businesses of threat of cyberattacks
"Dr. Richard Forno, assistant director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity, said Maryland may be a likely target of cyber warfare in the future. “Marylan…
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Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers
"While Congress has not yet passed federal legislation to provide consumers with protections against data breaches, all 50 states and D.C., Guam, Puerto Ri…