Electronic Frontier Foundation to present awards to Sci-Hub founder Alexandra Elbakyan, Signal and the Library Freedom Project Rob Beschizza
privacy Apple says it will pull Messages and FaceTime if UK forces back-door access to its encryption Mark Frauenfelder
MAGA cultists NY Times headline from 2025: "America's emerging dictatorship has liberals on edge. But for some, the stability and absence of hard choices is a welcome change." Boing Boing
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malware Apple issued an emergency update for malware that can turn on mic and camera without the user clicking anything Mark Frauenfelder
law Crooks collared for using FBI's fake encrypted messaging platform learn the dangers of proprietary software Rob Beschizza
law Police claim to have identified drug dealer's fingerprints from photo showing his fingers Rob Beschizza
dupe Drug dealer busted by sharing a photo of his hand holding a hunk of cheese that revealed his fingerprints David Pescovitz
encryption Signal's response to Homeland Security's grand jury subpoena for user data is basically "You get nothing. You lose. Good day, sir" Mark Frauenfelder