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Cyberculture agenda: “A Worldwide Survey of Encryption Products…
A Worldwide Survey of Encryption Products
Teaser
In this paper, which is modeled on a similar effort in 1999 by researchers from George Washington University, Berkman Fellow Bruce Schneier and collaborator Kathleen Seidel together with Harvard College student Saranya Vijayakuma identify and survey 865 encryption products from 55 different countries, 546 of them from outside the United States.
If the U.S. government tries to strong-arm American companies into ending the sale of products or applications with unbreakable encryption, the technology won’t disappear, a group of researchers conclude in a new report. It would still be widely available elsewhere.
The Schism Over Bitcoin Is How Bitcoin Is Supposed to Work
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#OscarsSoWhite: How Social Media Raises Awareness for Diversity and Social Issues
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Encryption Is Worldwide: Yet Another Reason Why a US Ban Makes No Sense
A new list of encryption products available around the world shows just how easy it would be to evade government-mandated backdoors in encrypted devices.
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