Ars Technica · RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats
#e2ee
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Will you join over 1.9k people who’ve signed our petition to keep what’s stored on Apple iCloud encrypted?
The UK government is gambling with our security and playing into the hands of hackers and criminals.
Send a message: save encryption before more services are hit with technical notices.
Sign and share now 
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
38 DegreesKeep our Apple data encryptedIt is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud.
Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure. It’s essential for being safe online when sending messages, shopping, doing online banking – and for storing things safely in the cloud. With the Cabinet Office estimating the cost of Cyber Crime at £21BN a year to our economy, we can’t afford to make our...
‘Absurd’
When you have the press and civil society camped outside the courtroom, the secret might be out 
Even so, we’re still denied the reasons why the UK government wants to take a battering ram to our security and privacy.
It shows contempt for the public interest in the Apple encryption case.
But will it be as secure as Signal?
End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update - 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/14/end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging-on-iphone/
it.slashdot.orgRCS Messaging Adds End-to-End Encryption Between Android and iOS - SlashdotThe GSM Association has released new specifications for RCS messaging incorporating end-to-end encryption (E2EE) based on the Messaging Layer Security protocol, six months after iOS 18 introduced RCS compatibility.
The specifications ensure messages remain secure between Android and iOS devices, m...
A New Era of Attacks on #Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up
The #UK , #France , #Sweden , and #EU have made fresh attacks on end-to-end encryption. Some of the attacks are more “crude” than those in recent years, experts say.
#security #privacy #e2ee
https://www.wired.com/story/a-new-era-of-attacks-on-encryption-is-starting-to-heat-up/
WIRED · A New Era of Attacks on Encryption Is Starting to Heat Up
"Google refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK government"
The UK’s encryption-breaking order for a backdoor into iCloud isn’t a one-off.
The secret hearing happening RIGHT NOW is bigger than just Apple. If the government wins, our right to privacy and security falls.
Other services will be hit.
https://therecord.media/google-refuses-to-deny-it-received-uk-tcn
Sign our petition 
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
therecord.mediaGoogle refuses to deny it received encryption order from UK governmentU.S. lawmakers say Google has refused to deny that it received a Technical Capability Notice from the U.K. — a mechanism to access encrypted messages that Apple reportedly received.
Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users.
https://www.theverge.com/news/629620/apple-iphone-e2ee-encryption-rcs-messaging-android
The Verge · Apple will soon support encrypted RCS messaging with Android users
No one really knows how the game is played
The art of the trade
How the sausage gets made
We just assume that it happens
But no one else is in
The room where it happens.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
The battle for encryption happens TODAY. Your right to privacy and security will be decided behind your back.
We call for the hearing to be made public.
Encryption must be protected from this slippery slope.
Sign and share our petition to have your say
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
38 DegreesKeep our Apple data encryptedIt is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud.
Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure. It’s essential for being safe online when sending messages, shopping, doing online banking – and for storing things safely in the cloud. With the Cabinet Office estimating the cost of Cyber Crime at £21BN a year to our economy, we can’t afford to make our...
"This is a significant test for the battle between law enforcement and technology.”
Holding the Apple case in secret makes the legal process more cloak and dagger, less scales and sword.
It makes it harder to challenge the UK government's order to break encryption and creates a dangerous precedent.
This case sets the stage for more shady encryption-breaking orders to be made.
The Guardian · What could Apple’s high court challenge mean for data protection?
Break the silence: Save encryption!
The UK government wants to be able to access anything, anywhere, any time — from your pics to your docs.
It begins with Apple. Other services will be next. That's why we must take a stand NOW!
Sign and share our petition
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
38 DegreesKeep our Apple data encryptedIt is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud.
Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure. It’s essential for being safe online when sending messages, shopping, doing online banking – and for storing things safely in the cloud. With the Cabinet Office estimating the cost of Cyber Crime at £21BN a year to our economy, we can’t afford to make our...
The message is clear across the political divide: let's hear it!
The UK government should argue in open court why they want to make us less secure by ordering a backdoor into Apple encryption.
A secret Tribunal would be an affront to the privacy and security issues at stake. It must be held in public.
Read the joint letter from ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship
Open Rights GroupMake the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on Apple Encryption a Public HearingRights groups call for Apple’s closed appeal against the Home Office’s encryption-breaching order to be opened to the public.
Bipartisan US Congress Members want the secrecy around the UK's encryption-breaking order to be lifted.
"It is imperative that the UK's technical demands of Apple - and of any other US companies - be subjected to robust, public analysis and debate."
“Secret court hearings featuring intelligence agencies and a handful of individuals approved by them do not enable robust challenges on highly technical matters.”
UK MPs have joined the chorus of voices wanting the Apple case to be held in public.
"If the Home Office wants to have effectively unfettered access to the private data of the (innocent) general public, they should explain their case in front of the public."
David Davis MP.
"People deserve to know what's happening to their private personal information."
Victoria Collins MP.
Sky · Apple vs Home Office encryption court battle must be held in public, say MPs
Make it public!
The call is getting louder for a public hearing of the appeal over the UK's order to break Apple encryption.
Alongside the joint letter from ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship, UK MPs, US Congress Members and the BBC want the secrecy to end.
BBC NewsPressure grows to hold secret Apple privacy hearing in publicCivil liberties campaigners have joined US politicians and the BBC in saying Friday's hearing should not be secret.
Privacy is online safety.
We should know why the UK government wants to endanger millions of users.
We should have a say: encryption keeps what we store on the cloud safe from hackers and predators.
It starts with Apple, other services will be next – we must take a stand NOW.
Sign and share our petition to keep Apple data encrypted
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
38 DegreesKeep our Apple data encryptedIt is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud.
Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure. It’s essential for being safe online when sending messages, shopping, doing online banking – and for storing things safely in the cloud. With the Cabinet Office estimating the cost of Cyber Crime at £21BN a year to our economy, we can’t afford to make our...
“There is significant public interest in knowing when and on what basis the UK government believes that it can compel a private company to undermine the privacy and security of its customers.”
ORG, Big Brother Watch and Index on Censorship call for the Tribunal into the UK government's secret order for Apple to break encryption to be held in public.
The case happens TOMORROW.
Read more
TechCrunch · Apple’s appeal against UK’s secret iCloud backdoor order must be held in public, rights groups urge | TechCrunchPrivacy rights groups have called on Apple's legal challenge to a secret U.K. government order asking it to backdoor an end-to-end encrypted (E2EE)
End-to-End Encryption: Why It’s Essential in Modern Communication
https://getsession.org/blog/why-end-to-end-encryption-is-essential
Session · End-to-End Encryption: Why It’s Essential in Modern Communication - Session Private MessengerEnd-to-end encryption ensures your messages stay truly private. In a world where digital privacy is under constant attack, E2EE isn’t just for activists or high-risk users—it’s for everyone. So, how does it work, and why does it matter?
Make your voice heard through the secrecy!
By ordering Apple to break encryption, the UK government has put millions at a higher risk of their personal data, documents and photos falling into the hands of criminals and predators.
The secret tribunal is taking place this Friday – we need to take a stand for encryption!
Sign and share our petition
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-our-apple-data-encrypted
38 DegreesKeep our Apple data encryptedIt is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud.
Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure. It’s essential for being safe online when sending messages, shopping, doing online banking – and for storing things safely in the cloud. With the Cabinet Office estimating the cost of Cyber Crime at £21BN a year to our economy, we can’t afford to make our...