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Wikileaks: Microsoft aided former Tunisian regime

...abbreviated in the cable as 'EconOff'). In addition to giving the Tunisian government access to its source code — most likely to allay fears about the... Read more

5 September, 2011 by David Meyer

RIM proposes India cryptography forum

...Placing BlackBerry servers within India or any other country would not aid government access to encrypted data, RIM said, while noting that it had not... Read more

27 August, 2010 by Tom Espiner
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...Mangano. You cant go wrong with this new addition to Nassau County government!-Access a calendar of free concerts, holiday shows and firework displays.-Receive... Read more

22 February, 2012
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...by the WA Government in 1981, WALIS is responsible for coordinating across-government access and delivery of the geographic information held by state Government agencies... Read more

3 October, 2011

Aussie govt to see Windows source code

Australia's government has signed an agreement with Microsoft granting access to the code that underlies the Windows operating system Read more

14 August, 2003 by Iain Ferguson

Govt. kiosks go slow on superhighway

Hopes of bringing online government access to the public were dampened this week when Public Service Minister... Read more

7 November, 1996 by Arif Mohamed

UK government joins Office source-code scheme

...UK was one of the first to sign up for Microsoft's government access programme Read more

20 September, 2004 by Kable

Government hints at ID card security

ID card database will be linked to the critical national infrastructure, but privacy experts still have grave concerns Read more

15 November, 2006 by Tom Espiner

Government backtracks on encryption enquiry

...have been particularly controversial because they address the interception of communications, and government access to encryption keys respectively. "The recommendations may be early, but once... Read more

4 April, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

PSINet could flee Britain because of RIP

...reading in Parliament last week. Despite significant ammendments, opponets still believe that government access to encryption keys -- which remains enshrined in the bill -- will do... Read more

24 July, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

RIP Bill nearly law, critics say more changes needed

...gives police the power to demand keys required for decrypting messages or Government Access to Keys (GAK). "The bottom line: Britain still remains the only... Read more

20 July, 2000 by Will Knight

Government power over cryptography dented by Lords

...Bowden. "However if the UK becomes the only G7 economy with a Government Access to Keys (GAK) law, companies and their customers will think long... Read more

14 July, 2000 by Will Knight

Lords humiliates the government on RIP

...to come as the Lords prepare to vote on the issue of government access to encryption keys Thursday. This is the real hot potato of... Read more

13 July, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Snoopers' charter - changes are not enough

...III is presented but people can still demand keys. There is still government access to keys." Clayton believes it is this fact which will ultimately... Read more

28 June, 2000 by Jane Wakefield

Hacktivists battle against Big Brother

...he's been a silent participant in the debate over encryption and government access to information, but he decided to take a more vocal approach... Read more

22 October, 1999 by Lisa M Bowman

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