Top Eleven Infosec News Stories You Should Know 12/23/20
ACLU sues FBI to get information on the software used to unlock encrypted phones, FBI says Iran behind 'Enemies of the People,' DHS warns against using China-linked companies, much more
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing to obtain information related to the FBI’s Electronic Device Analysis Unit (EDAU) and its possible use of software that would allow the government to decrypt information on encrypted devices.
The ACLU had filed several Freedom of Information Act requests for any Department of Justice and FBI records related to the EDAU but received a Glomar response, a refusal even to confirm or deny that any such records of the EDAU ever existed in the first place. (Brianna Provenzano / Gizmodo)
Related: ACLU.org
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