NEW YORK -- FBI Director James Comey likened impenetrable digital encryption to a "vicious guard dog" Tuesday, as a high-stakes fight between privacy and national security moved from the courts to ...

Encryption may sound like a digital buzzword, but even if you’re not tech-savvy, encryption is a very important part of your life. More than likely, your bank, credit card companies—and even some ...

Privacy hawk Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is leading the charge to make sure phone traffic between House and Senate offices is encrypted. Privacy hawk Sen. Ron Wyden (D ...

Think twice before sending your next text message. Or better yet, make sure you are using an end-to-end encryption method. End-to-end encryption helps ensure that only the intended recipients can read ...

WASHINGTON -- FBI director James Comey warned Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be stalled, suspects ...

A hot potato: State-sponsored hackers linked to Beijing recently breached American telecom providers in a big way. The gravity of the situation has prompted the FBI and CISA officials to advise users ...

People in New York don’t actually need cell phones, do they? Photo: Dariusz Sankowski/Pixabay Have you heard the one about the phone encryption bill in New York that will fine retailers $2,500 for ...

A transatlantic row between the UK and the Trump administration erupted after the UK attempted to force Apple to break its advanced encryption. That was just one of a series of stories reporting on ...

WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey sharply criticized Apple and Google on Thursday for developing forms of smartphone encryption so secure that law enforcement officials cannot easily gain access ...