Around the world, countries and corporations are rethinking their relationship with encryption.In the wake of terrorist attacks, legislation in India and Australia has sought to give law enforcement access to encrypted communications, in moves that could threaten the security of encryption around the world.In the United States, Apple has staked its reputation on protecting encrypted…

Country officials say unresolved privacy issues could pose a risk to consumers.| Topic: Security US lawmakers don’t trust Facebook’s Libra They say Facebook has a “pattern of failing to keep consumer data private.” France says the country will move to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency from becoming established in Europe until outstanding consumer and financial concerns…

Garrett Johnson is the co-founder of Lincoln Network.Wayne T.Brough is the president of the Innovation Defense Foundation.The opinions are their own. The American patent system has, since our nation’s founding, served as a cornerstone of innovation.But the pharmaceutical industry’s willingness to undermine this system is having real consequences for American patients. The skyrocketing cost of…

In our market outlook , we showed the market as a whole is more expensive than it has been at any point since before the 2008 recession.We may not be in tech bubble territory yet, but there are many “ micro-bubbles ” throughout the market where individual security valuations have become disconnected from cash flows.…

Steve Jennings/Getty Images Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. LinkedIn founder and Greylock partner Reid Hoffman apologized for his role in rehabilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s public image in 2015 .Hoffman invited Joi Ito, director of the MIT Media Lab, and Epstein to an August 2015 dinner in Palo Alto…

A look at the morning’s market action Be smart with your money.Get the latest investing insights delivered right to your inbox three times a week, with the Globe Investor newsletter.Sign up today .Equities Wall Street opened higher Thursday spurred by further signs that trade relations between the United States and China may be thawing and…

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency will be BANNED in Europe, France says Harry Pettit , Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter 12 Sep 2019, 13:11 Updated: 12 Sep 2019, 13:12 FRANCE has come out guns blazing against Facebook’s sinister foray into cryptocash. One of the country’s top ministers has promised to ban Facebook’s virtual currency Libra in…

Tweet File photo of French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on May 22, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.(Photo: Getty Images) The French government is vowing to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency from being introduced in Europe, according to French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, who denounced the planned digital currency at a meeting of the Organisation for…

Expected to launch in the first half of 2020, Libra is designed to be backed by a basket of currency assets.PHOTO: REUTERS PARIS: France warned on Thursday it will block development of Facebook’s planned Libra cryptocurrency in Europe because it threatens the “monetary sovereignty” of governments. “I want to be absolutely clear: in these conditions,…