Understanding The Challenges Of Strong Encryption: Part 1

Law360, New York (April 10, 2017, 2:37 PM EDT) -- On March 7, 2017, WikiLeaks released some 8,761 confidential documents from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Known as "Vault 7," this leak represented an unprecedented exposure of secret CIA files. The public, late night TV and Twitter chewed over the more salacious details, some of which almost seemed to be tailor-made for jokes (thanks to the CIA, your TV watches you!). Almost buried within the revelations, however, stood a surprising detail. The CIA may have complex malware and hacking tools to infiltrate your smartphones, your networks and, yes, your Samsung TVs, but they have no way to bypass strong encryption....

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