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Apple 打算把 iCloud 加密用的 Key 放到用戶端

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Gea-Suan Lin

在經過最近 FBI 與 Apple 的戰鬥中 (FBI–Apple encryption dispute)，Apple 正規劃把 iCloud 加密所使用的 key 放到用戶端裝置上，而非放在伺服器端：「Apple to Hand iCloud Encryption Key Management to Account Holders」： In effect, Apple is following the lead of secure cloud services such as SpiderOak which has been offering … Continue reading →

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Amazon Fire 會把加密系統弄回來

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Gea-Suan Lin

在 FBI 與 Apple 的戰爭開打後，愈來愈多安全與隱私問題被重新拿出來檢驗，而 Amazon 也決定將 2015 年拔掉的加密功能搬回 Fire OS 裡：「Amazon Reverses Course, Encryption Returning for Fire Devices」： Amazon.com Inc. will restore encryption as a security option on its tablets and other devices that use the Fire operating system, … Continue reading →

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美國年輕人的理想職業

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Gea-Suan Lin

紐約時報報導 National Society of High School Scholars 問了一萬八千名美國年輕人 (15～29 歲) 理想的職業，也不少出乎意料的結果跑出來：「The New Dream Jobs」。 常見的網路公司在上面，但讓紐約時報感到意外的，FBI、CIA 與 NSA 也在上面： When the National Society of High School Scholars asked 18,000 Americans, ages 15 to 29, to rank their ideal future employers, the … Continue reading →

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聯邦政府僱用 CMU 的人研究攻擊 Tor

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Gea-Suan Lin

先前 Tor Project 有提到外面報導 FBI 在 2014 年時僱用 CMU 的人研究 Tor 的弱點並且加以攻擊：「Did the FBI Pay a University to Attack Tor Users?」。 這的確是錯的，因為不是 FBI，而是 DoD (美國國防部) 僱用的 (瞬間噴出茶來)：「Judge confirms what many suspected: Feds hired CMU to break Tor」。Tor Project 的反應在「Statement from … Continue reading →

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FBI 的搜索「創意」被美國法院否決

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Gea-Suan Lin

在 Zite 上看到「FBI can’t cut Internet and pose as cable guy to search property, judge says」這篇文章，講 FBI 的「創意」被法院給否決。 搜索的手段是這樣發生的。FBI 的人先把網路給剪斷，然後偽裝成修復工人進去搜索： The Las Vegas court frowned on the FBI's ruse of disconnecting Internet access to $25,000-per-night villas at Caesar's Palace Hotel … Continue reading →

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GoDaddy 將 Lavabit 的 SSL Certificate 撤銷了...

Posted on October 11, 2013 by Gea-Suan Lin

在「美國法院可以強制公司交出 SSL Private Key...」這篇提到法院文件顯示 Lavabit 的 SSL Certificate 已經被 FBI 拿走。 消息公開後幾天，GoDaddy 終於記得要依照程序，主動把 Lavabit 的 SSL Certificate 撤銷：「GoDaddy Pulls Lavabit's Security Creds Because The FBI Got Ahold Of Its Encryption Keys」。 巡迴庭的消息好像還沒出來...

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