You’ve probably heard of SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology, which allows for the “S” part of the “https” address you’ve now seen everywhere. However, not…
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OPLIN 4cast #482: War on encryption
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Unless you have been in a coma for the past month, you have read or heard a lot of stories about the battle between Apple…
About eleven months ago, we devoted a 4cast post to Tor, leading off with a Boing Boing article by Alison Macrina about libraries in Massachusetts…
OPLIN 4cast #415: Encryption by default
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It seems like every day brings news of another major Internet hack, some so huge and cunning that they are blamed on government-sponsored “armies” of…