HTTPS Required

Gregg Keizer reports that Google Chrome may begin marking all unencrypted sites as insecure after June 30, 2018.

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Somewhat-Homomorphic Encryption

Evan Schuman recommends that corporations investigate encrypting all data stored in a "cloud" because of third-party security issues. He suggests that Somewhat-Homomorphic Encryption (SHE) offers the advantage of being in the public domain, and is fast enough to be practical. Schuman provides a link to David Wu's Stanford University presentation which reviews the technology.

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Tech and Terrorism

John Ribeiro notes that U.S. lawmakers are considering making network providers responsible for some terrorist communications. Ribeiro cites a statement by President Obama expressing a desire that tech companies make life difficult for terrorists attempting to escape justice by allowing government access to encypted resources.

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