The Ken Thompson Hack(wiki.c2.com)

98 points by stephc_int13 2 years ago | 27 comments

The Swift compiler is slow due to how types are inferred(danielchasehooper.com)

176 points by paraboul 2 years ago | 123 comments

How Raw sockets behave differently in macOS and Linux(swagnik.netlify.app)

99 points by adityaathalye 2 years ago | 37 comments

Reproducible C++ builds by logging Git hashes(jgarby.uk)

32 points by j4cobgarby 11 months ago | 35 comments

Show HN: Lissom.CSS - A classless, minimalist, and themeable CSS library(lissomware.github.io)

43 points by Looky1173 3 years ago | 38 comments

Reverse Engineering Apple's typedstream Format(chrissardegna.com)

104 points by css 1 year ago | 17 comments

iMessage with PQ3 Cryptographic Protocol(security.apple.com)

515 points by galad87 2 years ago | 247 comments

Apple Security Research blog post introducing PQ3, a post-quantum cryptographic protocol for iMessage end-to-end encryption.

Two-tier encryption in the UK(macanorak.com)

494 points by ReturnoftheHack 1 month ago | 455 comments

MacAnorak article on how Apple's strongest iCloud protection (Advanced Data Protection) is unavailable to some UK users, creating two-tier encryption.

Fully homomorphic encryption and the dawn of a private internet(bozmen.io)

395 points by barisozmen 1 year ago | 183 comments

Personal blog essay by Barış Özmen explaining fully homomorphic encryption and how it could enable a truly private internet.

Google is making private AI practical with homomorphic encryption(blog.google)

473 points by u1hcw9nx 2 months ago | 276 comments

Google Security blog post by Jeremy Kun on how Google is using homomorphic encryption to make privacy-preserving AI practical.

U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts(washingtonpost.com)

642 points by Despegar 1 year ago | 925 comments

Washington Post exclusive reporting that the U.K. secretly ordered Apple to provide blanket access to users' encrypted iCloud backups worldwide.

Apple Passwords’ generated strong password format(rmondello.com)

389 points by tambourine_man 2 years ago | 242 comments

Blog post by Ricky Mondello explaining the format of strong passwords generated by Apple Passwords, summarizing part of his 2018 talk.