Free Talk Live - encryption

The NSA Is Building the Country's Biggest Spy Center.

roryn3kids — Sun, 05 May 2013 05:07:04 +0000

The breakthrough was enormous, says the former official, and soon afterward the agency pulled the shade down tight on the project, even within the intelligence community and Congress. “Only the chairman and vice chairman and the two staff directors of each intelligence committee were told about it,” he says. The reason? “They were thinking that this computing breakthrough was going to give them the ability to crack current public encryption.”

New "Surveillance-Proof" App Has Governments Nervous

TooNs — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:44:08 +0000

A new technology that allows users to send and receive highly encrypted photos, voice recordings, videos, and PDFs securely.

photos, voice recordings, videos, and PDFs securely

PGP founder offers encrypted P2P services: phone, email, chat

abexman — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 10:49:47 +0000

PGP Founder's new startup, from http://www.buzzfeed.com/tommywilhelm/why-is-the-government-afraid-of-thi...

"Why Is The Government Afraid Of This iPhone App?"

Lothar — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:52:05 +0000

"Two Navy SEALs are bringing world-class encryption to the iPhone, for everything from state secrets to celebrity selfies. But that means it can be used by criminals as well."

Thomas Jefferson used encryption to protect against government snoops

JoelG — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 14:58:25 +0000

...In 1785, a resolution authorized the secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs to open and inspect any mail that related to the safety and interests of the United States. The ensuing inspections caused prominent men, like George Washington, to complain of mail tampering. According to various historians, it also led James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe to correspond in code. That is, they encrypted their letters to preserve the privacy of their political discussions.