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Saturday, 19 March 2016

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Tech News Flash: Saturday -- March 19, 2016

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Headline Scan
Google Reports Web Traffic Encryption Progress
ProtonMail Launches Encrypted Email for iOS, Android
Android, iOS on Opposite Sides of Encryption Divide
Apple Ransomware Reveals Cert Problem

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Today's Story Highlights

Google Reports Web Traffic Encryption Progress

Google this week launched a section of its transparency report to track
the progress of efforts to encrypt the Web, by both the company and
third-party sites estimated to account for about 25 percent of Web
traffic. The report will be updated weekly with information about
progress the company has made toward implementing HTTPS by default
across its services.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83255.html

ProtonMail Launches Encrypted Email for iOS, Android

ProtonMail, which offers encrypted email, on Thursday launched free iOS
and Android mobile apps worldwide, through the iTunes App Store and
Google Play, respectively. They have been in beta since August, company
CEO Andy Yen said. The email service features end-to-end encryption;
emails stored on ProtonMail's servers also are encrypted and thus can't
be accessed.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83252.html

Android, iOS on Opposite Sides of Encryption Divide

Consumers' understanding of what encryption does apparently doesn't
determine whether they use the technology, as iPhone owners are much
more likely to use encryption than Android users. Most Android phones
are not encrypted, either by user choice or manufacturer design. About
95 percent of all iPhones reportedly are encrypted, compared with less
than 10 percent of Android phones.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83253.html

Apple Ransomware Reveals Cert Problem

Researchers last week discovered the first ransomware in the wild aimed
at Apple's hardware platform. While the threat was subdued quickly, it
exposed the weakness of digital certificates in authenticating software
to devices. The ransomware appeared as a legitimate application because
it contained a digital certificate stolen from a bona fide Mac developer
in Turkey.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83249.html

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