Stephen E. Arnold: Messaging, Encryption, Government Intrusion… Enter ELEMENT (Riot, Vector)

Messaging: Pushing the Envelope Another messaging service warrants some attention. The service is called Element. Element was formerly known as Riot and Vector, according to some individuals. The system is based on Matrix; that is, an open source protocol for real time communication. Element, like other modern messaging systems, encrypts data. Element has the potential …

Berto Jongman: Allies Don’t Trust NSA, Force Backdown on Encryption Standards

Distrustful U.S. allies force spy agency to back down in encryption fight In interviews and emails seen by Reuters, academic and industry experts from countries including Germany, Japan and Israel worried that the U.S. electronic spy agency was pushing the new techniques not because they were good encryption tools, but because it knew how to …

Berto Jongman: End-to-End Encryption and the Internet of Things

End-to-end encryption is key for securing the Internet of Things Securing the IoT begins with understanding why it requires a fundamentally different set of strategies and tools than those currently used in IT, telecom and other domains   . . .   SSL/TLS is not sufficient for small devices with the need to protect the data in …

Berto Jongman: Charlie Hebdo False Flag as Basis for Outlawing Encryption to Achieve Total Surveillance with Total Taxation Efficiency

Economist: World Leaders Will Exploit Charlie Hebdo to Eliminate Encryption Economist Martin Armstrong warns that the twin attacks in France will be used by world leaders to push for restrictions on Internet privacy and the total elimination of encrypted communications. Armstrong, who correctly predicted the 1987 Black Monday crash as well as the 1998 Russian …