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FBI director Christopher Wray calls for weakened encryption, backdoor access to assist law enforcement efforts

Because apparently several experts telling you something is mathematically impossible doesn’t mean a whole lot. Newly minted FBI director Christopher Wray has renewed calls to weaken or bypass encryption. Wray, citing more than 7,700 locked devices that have proven inaccessible to the FBI, has stated that encryption can be weakened without putting users at risks. […]

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Texas Rangers issue warrant to decrypt iPhone SE following Southerland Springs shooting

Similar to the San Bernadino shooting of almost two years ago, Apple has officially been served with a search warrant for access to the iPhone SE used by the man responsible for the Sutherland Springs, Texas shooting. The move comes after an earlier fumble that saw the Texas Rangers and FBI fail to act within […]

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FBI director reveals that 6,900 devices have yet to be unlocked/decrypted

If you were looking to live in an era of digital privacy, it may have just arrived. According to a statement shared by FBI Director Christopher Wray at the International Association of Chiefs of Police on Sunday, the FBI has been unable to retrieve data from 6,900 mobile devices that it attempted to access over […]

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Apple confirms fix against “KRACK Attack” WPA-2 exploit in macOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS betas, has yet to comment on AirPort firmware

Following the recent “KRACK Attack” Wi-Fi WPA-2 exploit, Apple has cited that it has addressed the issue in its macOS, iOS, tvOS and watchOS betas, but has yet to officially state as to whether a patch is en route for its AirPort series of routers. Sources within the company have stated that the patch to […]

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Craig Federighi confirms that Apple will add Apple File System support for Fusion Drives

This is a bit of good news, even if it lacks a specific date as to when it will be implemented. Following up on news that the first version of macOS High Sierra limited the Apple File System to Macs featuring all-flash built-in storage and excluded iMacs and Mac mini machines that feature Fusion Drives, […]