This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing examining a Groundhog Day issue in internet policy: Should the government require tech companies to redesign their systems so that ...

It’s possible for companies to design their encryption systems to allow law enforcement agencies to access customer data with court-ordered warrants while still offering solid security, U.S.

Tension has existed for decades between law enforcement and privacy advocates over data encryption. The United States government has consistently lobbied for the creation of so-called backdoors in ...

The long-running battle over encryption between tech companies and law enforcement continues, with law enforcement agencies around the world calling on Meta to cancel plans for end-to-end encryption ...

The official pointed to Australian and U.K. laws as models for the U.S. and an emerging “international consensus” on the issue. SAN FRANCISCO — Tech companies could provide keys to decrypt information ...

Law enforcement agencies across the United States have tools to access data stored on encrypted iPhones, a report claims, with at least 2,000 agencies in the country now having the means to gain ...

Every six minutes, on average, Facebook gets a request from a U.S. government agency for information about gangs, drug trafficking or other suspected crimes, and the social network generally ...

The CEO of popular video conferencing software Zoom said the company has no plans to offer end-to-end encryption to users of its free version so it can continue working with law enforcement. During ...