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Why government plans to spy on WhatsApp will fail
After last week’s attack in London, the home secretary called on television for cryptographic regression – but that won’t deliver what she wants
eBay to ‘downgrade’ verification by switching to SMS
If you’ve got a hardware fob for eBay verification, it will still work for now, but be prepared to switch to another method for 2FA
Man loses appeal over Facebook threat to kill Obama
The lesson from this failed appeal is that threats on social media will be taken very seriously by the authorities – so be careful when blowing off steam
News in brief: Hong Kong voters’ data lost; Rudd faces pushback; Google Home lands in Britain
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Macs and iPhones patched – including 23 kernel-level holes
Yes, we always say, “Patch early, patch often.” But this time, patch even earlier!
Man indicted for sending seizure-causing GIF as a ‘deadly weapon’
Journalist suffered eight-minute epileptic seizure after viewing a strobing GIF
Politicians call – again – for backdoors into encrypted messages
The internet depends on encryption – and Amber Rudd is unwittingly calling for a hole to be kicked in security itself
News in brief: Facebook rolls out location-sharing; Uber pulls tests after crash; NASA thanks schoolboy
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News in brief: Pyongyang role in heist probed; EU to discuss laptops ban; social media rapped on terrorism
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news