Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption

The US National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images A prominent cryptography expert has told New Scientist that a US spy agency could be weakening a new generation of algorithms designed to protect against hackers equipped with quantum computers. Daniel Bernstein at the University of Illinois Chicago says that …

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Smart toilets could leak your medical data, warn security experts

Tech-enhanced toilets could reveal details about your health – to you and to others myboys.me/Shutterstock Toilets with built-in gadgets that monitor your health are poised to make a splash in the world of wellness tech – but these devices come with risks, warn security experts. Some argue that selling them as consumer devices leaves people …

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