How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone's Encryption

New research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools...

How to Get the Most Out of Your Smartphone's Encryption

Both iPhones and Androids are encrypted by default. But there are steps you can take to safeguard your data on backups and messaging apps...

FBI Director Calls Smartphone Encryption an ‘Urgent Public Safety Issue’

The debate over the government’s authority to access private encrypted data on digital devices was amplified Tuesday when the Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray called unbreakable encryption an “urgent public safety issue.” Wray said FBI was locked out of 7,775 devices in t...

Search Warrant Targets Fingerprints to Crack Open iPhones

Civil libertarians and security experts say a Department of Justice search warrant goes too far in seeking fingerprint data to crack open smartphones. The warrant in question would allow law enforcement to search a Lancaster, Calif., residence for an undisclosed number of smartphones. The warrant...