Amazon has just changed the encryption used for Kindle books on older e-readers without a software update. Any Kindle with ...

In the latest Fire OS 5 software update for its Kindle Fire tablets, Amazon has removed device encryption. First highlighted on Amazon’s support website, the matter has since captured the interest of ...

Well, that didn't last long. And we have to say, Amazon has some unfortunate timing—intentionally or otherwise. Right in the middle of the giant encryption fight between the FBI and Apple, Amazon ...

Amazon caught flack on Wednesday for disabling the encryption capabilities of its Fire phones and tablets with a software update. The company says its reasoning was simple: people didn’t use it. “In ...

Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) will now automatically encrypt all new objects added on buckets on the server side, using AES-256 by default. While the server-side encryption system has been ...

Apple may be fighting the FBI in court to resist demands that the company decrypt data on a customer’s smartphone. But Amazon seems to have taken a step in the opposite direction. The recent Fire OS 5 ...

The Amazon-owned maker of smart doorbells and other security devices is adding a much-needed feature that ensures that even it can’t spy on your video. Initially, this end-to-end encryption rollout is ...

Fire OS 5, the latest version of the operating system that drives Amazon’s more sophisticated tablets, removed a full-device encryption option available in the previous release. Amazon says it was ...

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