#encryption Timeline

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Meta sued over claims WhatsApp can access encrypted messages http://www.ul131web.com/2026/01/meta-sued-over-claims-whatsapp-can.html #meta #WhatsApp #encryption #newsupdates #news #techgadgets #tech

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"Early last year, the FBI served Microsoft with a search warrant, asking it to provide recovery keys to unlock encrypted data stored on three laptops. Federal investigators in Guam believed the devices held evidence that would help prove individuals handling the island’s Covid unemployment assistance program were part of a plot to steal funds.

The data was protected with BitLocker, software that’s automatically enabled on many modern Windows PCs to safeguard all the data on the computer’s hard drive. BitLocker scrambles the data so that only those with a key can decode it.

It’s possible for users to store those keys on a device they own, but Microsoft also recommends BitLocker users store their keys on its servers for convenience. While that means someone can access their data if they forget their password, or if repeated failed attempts to login lock the device, it also makes them vulnerable to law enforcement subpoenas and warrants.

In the Guam case, it handed over the encryption keys to investigators."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2026/01/22/microsoft-gave-fbi-keys-to-unlock-bitlocker-encrypted-data/

#CyberSecurity #Encryption #Microsoft #FBI #Privacy #BitLocker

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Lawsuit claims Meta can see WhatsApp chats in breach of privacy

The group, which includes plaintiffs from Australia, Brazil, India, Mexico and South Africa, alleges that Meta stores the substance of users’ communications and that workers can get access to them.

https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/tech/lawsuit-claims-meta-can-see-whatsapp-chats-breach-privacy

#Meta #WhatsApp #Facebook #messaging #privacy #surveillance #encryption #technology #socialmedia #software

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Today marks the 15th anniversary of the beginning of the Egyptian revolution, in 2011.

Those were the years when Facebook was trying to fool people posing as the good platform empowering oppressed populations.

Look at where we are, now. Platforms showing their real despicable nature.

I truly hope another revolution comes soon, everywhere. This time, we will all be using mesh networks, decentralized protocols, encrypted communication.

Transparency for the powerful, encryption for the masses. (paraphrasing Julian Assange)

#ArabSpring #Egypt #EgyptRevolution #Facebook #Meta #encryption #protest #protests #revolution #meshNetworks #Assange

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»Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption #key if asked—you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that:
#Windows 11's online Microsoft Account requirement means your #PC is automatically backing up its data #encryption key to the #cloud, and #Microsoft says it will hand those over to the #FBI if requested via legal order«

Which companies have no #ITSecurity to hide and are then amazed that they have been/are being "hacked"?!

👉 https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmare

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My message for #GlobalEncryptionDay... for every entity interested in #surveillance:
I will resist and it's my human right.
Encryption is not for bad actors only, it protects innocent people every day.
We are not criminals.

#privacy #encryption

My modified photo. Woman in grey hoodie and black trousers, with right hand up and close to camera, is blurred. Top and bottom parts of the image are covered with added dark blue shadow. Whole picture is covered with semi-transparent Base64 PGP message. There is pale yellow text near bottom part: "I am not a criminal. I am not a terrorist. I USE ENCRYPTION."

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How I see attempts to force #backdoors in E2E #encryption...

#drawing #comic #geek #government #privacy #security

Comic with title "Government's fight against encryption".
First picture: Nerdy-looking man with beard holds baloon. Other man has a needle and says: "I want a small hole in this so I could use it if I would need to." Man with beard replies: "But it's impossible! Or you would destroy everything..."
Second picture: Closer view, head, shoulders and arm of bearded man with ballon. Only hands of man with needle are visible, needle is close to ballon. Man with needle says: "I said only small hole. Nobody else would know about this." Bearded man replies: "It doesn't work... THIS WAY!". His last two words are on third picture, with close view of ballon and hand touching its surface with needle.
On last, fourth picture there is orange-yellow explosion with big text "BOOM!".

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Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked — you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that

Windows 11's online Microsoft Account requirement means your PC is automatically backing up its data encryption key to the cloud, and Microsoft says it will hand those over to the FBI if asked.

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-bitlocker-encryption-keys-give-fbi-legal-order-privacy-nightmare

#Microsoft #Windows11 #privacy #surveillance #enshittification #encryption #technology #software #dystopia

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🔄 Syncthing lets you sync files directly between your devices — no cloud, no central servers.

All data is end-to-end encrypted, open-source, and works across Linux, Windows & Android.

👉 https://syncthing.net/

🔍 Listed on https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#Privacy #Encryption #SelfHosting #OpenSource #FileSync #DeGoogle

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How to Upgrade GnuPG to Generate Kyber and Goldilocks Keys

I see some people still using ancient PGP keys. GnuPG offers Linux repositories for updating to the latest versions of GnuPG with new expert features for key generation. Recent versions support both Kyber1024 and Goldilocks448 keys (and more).

Once installed run: :~$ gpg --full-generate-key --expert

New GnuPG Repositories for Debian, Ubuntu, and Devuan: Stable and Development Branches Available

https://www.gnupg.org/blog/20250827-new-repository.html

#PGP #GPG #PQC #GnuPG #Encryption #Cryptography #Privacy #Signatures #Kyber #Goldilocks #ED448 #Keys #PublicKey

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Hello Universe!

Moved to new server.

Re-introduction - Been on here since 2022 and should write an intro again. I'm deaf, I'm a fan of open-source projects, so this will be short and sweet.

Post random ramblings, news, techie stuff, boost mostly cat pics. I just like computers and hang around here.

Hashtags of interests:

Howdy! 👋 Boost for visibility 🙌

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@GrapheneOS is being threatened by French authorities for refusing to add backdoors and they're dealing with coordinated attacks in French media right now. They're pulling out of France entirely, moving all their servers, and fighting off a wave of bullshit one-sided reporting that makes them look like they're helping criminals.

They need us to fight back. Support them however you can, whether that's a dollar, sharing their story, pushing back on the garbage news coverage when you see it, or just telling someone you know about what's happening. All of it matters because they're drowning in attacks from governments and media and bad actors who want them gone.

This is the only Android OS that actually makes me feel like privacy isn't just marketing. They fight for us now they need us to fight for them.

The EU is pushing Chat Control and creating an environment where governments feel empowered to threaten developers into compliance, and if we stay quiet we're letting it happen. Show up for them in whatever way you're able to.

#grapheneos #Privacy #NoBackdoors #encryption #security #chatControl

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I can't stop grinning today. Thank you for showing up!

I keep picturing MEPs' inboxes and timelines flooding with messages from people who decided to act instead of just scrolling, and they couldn't ignore it. I'd like to think that pressure changed votes this week, and if it did, you did this.

This is a hard-won pause, not a full stop. Chat Control is blocked for now, so celebrate tonight and rest a little, but don't mistake relief for the end of the fight. My guess is they'll come back (they always do), though for now we won.

I'm proud and exhausted and oddly hopeful. Sleep a little better tonight, then we get back to work. ✊

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/citizen-protest-halts-chat-control-breyer-celebrates-major-victory-for-digital-privacy/

#ChatControl #DigitalPrivacy #privacy #encryption #StopScanningMe