Apple Upgrades iMessage With PQ3 Quantum Computer-Resistant Encryption Protocol

Apple Upgrades iMessage With PQ3 Quantum Computer-Resistant Encryption Protocol

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Apple is introducing a new cryptographic protocol for iMessage that is designed to protect users from sophisticated attacks using quantum computers. The new encryption protocol could safeguard users from scenarios where encrypted data has been stored, only to be decrypted using a quantum computer at a later date. iMessage is…

Apple Opposes UK Push to Bypass End-to-End Encryption, Says It Will Remove iMessage and FaceTime: Report

Apple Opposes UK Push to Bypass End-to-End Encryption, Says It Will Remove iMessage and FaceTime: Report

ByNews Polite

Apple has strongly opposed a move by the British parliament to amend an act that would allow the government to order messaging services to weaken the encryption that protects their users. The Cupertino company said it will not compromise the end-to-end encryption that it offers to its iMessage users for…

WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption

WhatsApp, Signal Oppose UK Move to Force Companies to Break End-to-End Encryption

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WhatsApp and other messaging services have united to oppose Britain’s plan to force tech companies to break end-to-end encryption in private messages in its proposed internet safety legislation. Meta-owned WhatsApp, Signal and five other apps signed an open letter saying the law could give an “unelected official the power to…

OTT Communication Services Should Be Licensed, Compensate Telcos for Data Traffic, COAI Says

OTT Communication Services Should Be Licensed, Compensate Telcos for Data Traffic, COAI Says

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Telecom operators’ body COAI on Tuesday made a strong pitch for OTT (over-the-top) communication services to directly compensate telcos for data traffic they are driving onto the networks, as it advocated a licensing and light-touch regulation framework for such services. Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) Director General SP Kochhar…

TRAI’ Concerns Over Draft Telecom Bill Provisions Said to Be Duly Addressed

TRAI’ Concerns Over Draft Telecom Bill Provisions Said to Be Duly Addressed

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TRAI’s apprehensions over potential dilution of powers under the draft telecom bill have been addressed, and the government may look at the option of taking up provisions related to strengthening of the regulatory body separately at a later stage, DoT sources said. On over-the-top (OTT) communication apps, sources said, the…