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Cryptography

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Researchers ‘virtually unlock’ a sealed 17th-century letter

History

Before password protection or message encryption — or even envelopes — there was something known as “letterlocking” to secure letters from prying eyes.

Barbie dolls are seen in a window of a toy store.

Barbie typewriter toys had a secret ability to encrypt messages — but they didn’t think girls would care

Culture
Former Bombe operator Jean Valentine shows a drum of British Turing Bombe machine in Bletchley Park Museum in Bletchley, central England, September 6, 2006. For the first time in sixty years Bletchley Park re-created the way the 'unbreakable' Enigma code

Alan Turing may have cracked Nazi codes, but thousands of women helped

Technology
The World

WikiLeaks: the backstory from the editor of the NY Times

Conflict & Justice
The World

Your Take: Wikileaks and American Honesty

Global Politics

Snowden Strikes Again With New Leaks

Edward Snowden strikes again, this time lifting the lid on how far and to what extent the National Security Agency (N.S.A.) has been secretly unraveling encryption technology that we all rely onto keep our online data safe and confidential. According to our partner The New York Times, the N.S.A. has bypassed or simply cracked much […]

Ecuador grants Assange asylum; diplomatic row with United Kingdom intensifies

Global Politics

Julian Assange has spent nearly the last two months inside the Ecuador Embassy, in an effort to prevent his extradition from the U.K. to Sweden, where he faces a sexual assault investigation. On Thursday, Ecuador granted him political asylum, but U.K. officials say they will arrest him if he leaves the embassy.

Slovenian website seeks to turn people’s passwords into art

Environment

A trio of Slovenians are taking an interest in cyber-security and turning it into art. They’re asking people to submit their online passwords to a database they make publicly available. Eventually, they hope to turn it into a real-world exhibit.

Wikileaks claims U.S. financial companies are ‘blockading’ it, suspends operations temporarily

Global Politics

In a surprise move on Monday, Wikileaks said it had lost tens of millions of dollars in donations and was suspending operations until it could raise more funds.

Is my password secure? These tips might help you

Environment

Authorities are moving aggressively to try and curtail cyber-hacking, but the best thing you can do is have a strong password. These tips might surprise you and also help you make that possible.