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Marc Rotenberg, head of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, worries that future phones would have to have a built-in backdoor.

National

A Privacy Advocate's View Of Ordering Apple To Help Unlock Shooter's iPhone

5:02pm February 17, 2016

Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center says the implication, if Apple did unlock the San Bernardino gunman's phone, is that future phones would have to have a built-in backdoor.

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Encryption May Hurt Surveillance, But Internet Of Things Could Open New Doors

4:43pm February 02, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Law enforcement and intelligence officials warn that encrypted communication makes investigation venues "go dark." A study sees other avenues for data collection through newly connected devices.

A computer registered the current largest prime in September, but such numbers are considered "discovered" only when a human notices.

Science

Ready For Prime Time: A Number With 20 Million-Plus Digits

6:03pm January 20, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The largest-ever prime number has been discovered at the University of Central Missouri. It breaks the previous record by almost 5 million digits.

CIA Director John Brennan made this case against encryption on Monday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.

After Paris Attacks, Encrypted Communication Is Back In Spotlight

6:38pm November 16, 2015

Security officials say the Paris attacks are an example why law enforcement needs to access encrypted data. Privacy advocates and the tech industry say such "back doors" are not the best solution.

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